The Keku Islands Barite-Witherite-Lead Prospects is a barium-barite mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 98 feet.
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
Elevation: 98 Feet (30 Meters)
Commodity: Barium-Barite
Lat, Long: 56.90194, -134.07917
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Keku Islands Barite-Witherite-Lead Prospects MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Keku Islands Barite-Witherite-Lead Prospects
Commodity
Primary: Barium-Barite
Secondary: Strontium
Tertiary: Lead
Location
State: Alaska
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
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: Witherite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Barite
Comments
Comment (Location): USGS B 773, FIG. 7, P. 139; USGS OF 84-837, LOC. 6 (INACCURATE) LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).
Comment (Development): CLAIMS STAKED IN AREA IN 1923. NO PRODUCTION. MUCH INTEREST IN AREA RECENTLY, WITH NUMEROUS CLAIMS STAKED AND DIAMOND DRILLING IN 1970'S. MANY CLAIMS ACTIVE AS OF 1982.
Comment (Deposit): SMALL VEINS AND VEINLETS CONTAINING BARITE AND WITHERITE OCCUR IN LIMESTONE AND MARBLE, AND RARELY IN BASALT DIKES. ONE VEINLET ALSO CONTAINS PYRITE AND A FEW STREAKS OF GALENA.
Comment (Workings): NATURE OF WORKINS UNDEFINED, MAY BE SOME DIAMOND DRILL HOLES IN AREA.
Comment (Deposit): MUCH CURRENT INTEREST IN AREA, MAY CONTAIN EITHER VOLCANOGENIC MASSIVE SULFIDE OR MISSISSIPPI VALLEY-TYPE PB-ZN-BARITE DEPOSITS. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Comment (Deposit): THIS SITE NAME WAS CREATED BY THE REPORTER OR OTHER USGS EMPLOYEE BASED ON PROXIMITY TO SOME MAJOR GEOGRAPHIC FEATURE.
References
Reference (Other Database): BAG-B-773-FIG-7
Reference (Deposit): USGS OF 84-837, P. 8, 10, LOC. 6 (1984)
Reference (Deposit): USGS B 773, P. 136, 137, FIG. 7 (1925)
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