The Grizzly Creek is a lead mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 3,750 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
Elevation: 3,750 Feet (1,143 Meters)
Commodity: Lead
Lat, Long: 68.0817, -150.74360
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Grizzly Creek MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Grizzly Creek
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Zinc
Location
State: Alaska
District: Koyukuk District
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
Type: Minerals Only
Type: Unknown
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Mining Method: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1977
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): BEDROCK COMPOSED OF HUNT FORK SHALE. SULFIDE MINERALS OCCUR IN VEINS 1-2 CM WIDE (5-6 CM VEINS NOTED). MINERALS CONSIST OF GALENA, CHALCOPYRITE, & PYRITE W/ SPHALERITE OCCURING IN THE GALENA & PYRITE W/IN GANGUE OF QUARTZ, CALCITE, & SIDERITE. THE SULFIDES ARE ALSO WIDELY DISSEMINATED IN COARSE CONGLOMERATE & SANDSTONE OF THE KANAYUK CONGLOMERATE (C-978).
Comment (Ownership): GATES OF THE ARCTIC NATIONAL PARK * PRESERVE.
References
Reference (Deposit): C978 PP. 11-12.
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