Otuk Creek

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

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All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.

Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Otuk Creek

Commodity

Primary: Zinc
Primary: Lead

Location

State: Alaska
District: Colville

Land Status

Not available

Holdings

Not available

Workings

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Ownership

Not available

Production

Not available

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: 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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