Outwash Creek - Southwest

The Outwash Creek - Southwest is a lead mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 4,675 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

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Site Name

Primary: Outwash Creek - Southwest
Secondary: Erehwon

Commodity

Primary: Lead
Tertiary: Nickel
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Manganese

Location

State: Alaska
District: Colville Mining District

Land Status

Land ownership: Federal
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

Type: Unknown

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Not available

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Surface
Mining Method: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1991
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N

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

Not available

Comments

Comment (Geology): UPPER DEVONIAN HUNT FORK SHALE ALONG WITH INTERBEDDED QUARTZ-CHERT WACKE, QUARTZITE SANDSTONE IN THE UPPER PART, AND PHYLLITIC SHALE IN THE LOWER PART WITH FOSSILFEROUS BEDS OF CORALS AND BRACHIOPODS. TWO SELECT RUBBLECROP SANDSTONE AND CONGLOMERATES CONTAINED .62% AND .1% LEAD, 2.51% AND 2.79% ZINC, , 4370 AND 711 PPM MANGENESE, 1611 AND 729 PPM NICKEL RESPECTIVELY. THE RUBBLECROP SANDSTONE AND CONGLOMERATE BOTH HAD VISABLE GALENA AND SPHALERITE.

References

Reference (Deposit): BMOF75-92, 1992, 101 PP.

Reference (Deposit): BMOF34-94, 1994, 130 PP.

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