The Otuk Creek is a zinc and lead mine located in Alaska.
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Otuk Creek MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Otuk Creek
Commodity
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Lead
Location
State: Alaska
District: Colville
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant:
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Sphalerite
Gangue: Calcite
Comments
Comment (Workings): Workings / Exploration = Sulfide-bearing concretions have up to 2.3 ppm Ag, more than 5,000 ppm Ba, and 1,500 ppm Zn.
Comment (Reference): Primary Reference = Kelley and Mull, 1995, MF-2225-A
Comment (Geology): Geologic Description = Outcrop of Kayak Shale contains Fe-rich sulfide-bearing concretions that range from 7.6 cm to 20 cm in diameter. The cores of some concretions contain sphalerite, pyrite, and minor galena.
Comment (Commodity): Gangue = iron carbonate
Comment (Deposit): Model Name = Sediment-hosted Pb-Zn
Comment (Exploration): Status = Inactive
Comment (Geology): Age = Lower Mississippian
References
Reference (Deposit): Kelley, K.D., and Mull, C.G., 1995, Maps showing areas of potential for mineral resources in the Killik River quadrangle, Brooks Range, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-2225-A, scale 1:250,000.
Reference (Deposit): Kelley, K.D., Mull, C. G., and Barton, H. N., 1995, Maps showing the distribution of selected elements in minus 30-mesh stream-sediment samples from the southern part of the Killik River quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-2225-C, scale 1:250,000.
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