Kakivilik Creek North

The Kakivilik Creek North is a zinc and lead mine located in Alaska.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Kakivilik Creek North

Commodity

Primary: Zinc
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Silver

Location

State: Alaska
District: Colville

Land Status

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Holdings

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Workings

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Ownership

Not available

Production

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Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant:

Physiography

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Mineral Deposit Model

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Orebody

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Structure

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Alterations

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Sphalerite
Gangue: Quartz

Comments

Comment (Deposit): Model Name = Pb-Zn quartz veins

Comment (Geology): Geologic Description = Bedrock in the area is probably Devonian Hunt Fork Shale. Sulfide-bearing quartz veins crop out along the crest of a south-trending ridge. One vein measured 1.5 m in width, but extent is unknown.

Comment (Reference): Primary Reference = Meyer and Kurtak, 1992, USBM OFR 75-92

Comment (Workings): Workings / Exploration = Outcrop and float samples of quartz veins and quartz-cemented breccias containing galena, chalcopyrite and sphalerite contain up to 3.61% Pb, 7.72% Zn, 0.64% Cu and 2.76 oz per ton Ag.

Comment (Exploration): Status = Inactive

References

Reference (Deposit): Meyer, M.P., and Kurtak, J.M., 1992, Results of the 1991 U.S. Bureau of Mines Colville mining district study: U.S. Bureau of Mines Open-File Report 75-92, 101 p.

Reference (Deposit): Kurtak, J.M., Hicks, R.W., Werdon, M.B., Meyer, M.P., and Mull, C.G., 1995, Mineral investigations in the Colville mining district and southern National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska: U.S. Bureau of Mines Open-File Report 8-95, 217 p.

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