Keku Islands Barite-Witherite-Lead Prospects

The Keku Islands Barite-Witherite-Lead Prospects is a barium-barite mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 98 feet.

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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: 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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