The North Star Prospect is a zinc and lead mine located in Alaska.
About the MRDS Data:
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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North Star Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: North Star Prospect
Secondary: Mammoth Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Lead
Location
State: Alaska
District: Kantishna
Land Status
Land ownership: National Park
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
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Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
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Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Schist
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Early Cambrian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Location): LOCATION APPROXIMATED FROM DESCRIPTION IN USGS BULL 687, P. 99; AT THE HEAD OF CREVICE CREEK ABOUT 500 FT BELOW THE SUMMIT OF SPRUCE PEAK ON THE N SLOPE. LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).
Comment (Deposit): QUARTZ VEIN EXPOSED IN STREAM BANK ANOTHER 6 FT VEIN REPORTED UNCOVERED IN TALUS WAS REBURIED BEFORE USGS INVESTIGATOR COULD VISIT SITE
Comment (Workings): OPEN CUT, SLUMPED BY 1916
Comment (Geology): SCHISTOSITY STRIKES N 25 E, DIPS 05 SE
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS OFR 77-169A, P. 45 LOC. 17
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 849-F, P. 375
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 836, P. 99
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