North Star Prospect

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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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

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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: N
Deposit Size: S

Physiography

Not available

Mineral Deposit Model

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Orebody

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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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