The Omilak is a lead mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 1,450 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: 1,450 Feet (442 Meters)
Commodity: Lead
Lat, Long: 65.0439, -162.65830
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Omilak MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Omilak
Secondary: Oomilak
Secondary: Umalack
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Tertiary: Tin
Tertiary: Antimony
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver
Location
State: Alaska
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Type: Patented
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Munz, William
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1978
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface-Underground
Mining Method: 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
Not available
Comments
Comment (Deposit): M.S. 37 ISSUED 1894 ON 19.91 ACRES. (PATENT # UNKNOWN). M.S. 38 ISSUED 1894 ON 19.98 ACRES. (PATENT # UNKNOWN). SEVERAL 100 TONS OF ORE MINED 1881-1890. 41 TONS SHIPPED IN 1889 CONTAINED 75% LEAD AND 142 OZ/TON. 60 M VERTICAL SHAFT, 2 WORKING LEVELS AND 152 METER ADIT (RI 6018,P.7). MARBLE FORMS HIGHLY FRACTURED GROUNDMASS ON WESTERN LIMB OF ANTICLINE IN ALTERNATING THICK BANDS WITH SCHIST BEDS WITH MANY SMALL FOLDS, FAULTS AND JOINTS. ORE COMPOSED OF GELENA AND STIBNITE WAS EMPLACED (RI 6018,P.12-14).
References
Reference (Deposit): B622c p. 20
Reference (Deposit): B642c p. 69
Reference (Deposit): B649 pp. 50, 57
Reference (Deposit): B662p pp. 440, 446
Reference (Deposit): B722f pp. 176, 183, 185, 224
Reference (Deposit): B933A p. 79
Reference (Deposit): TDM5R pp. 12, 27-28
Reference (Deposit): OF51 p. 39
Reference (Deposit): RI6018 pp. 1-2, 7, 10, 12-14, 39, 41-42
Reference (Deposit): GR11 p. 4
Reference (Deposit): B1246 pp. 108-109
Reference (Deposit): MF417
Reference (Deposit): OF75-429
Reference (Deposit): B394 p. 201
Reference (Deposit): B442r pp. 345-349
Reference (Deposit): B449 pp. 130-133
Reference (Deposit): B480d pp. 88, 92
Reference (Deposit): B533 p. 127
Reference (Deposit): MR195-3 p. 2
Reference (Deposit): AMR 81-82 p. 10
Reference (Deposit): SR33 p. 8
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 044-064
Reference (Deposit): SP3 p. 27
Reference (Deposit): SP4 p. 67, 189, 213-214
Reference (Deposit): B314j p. 156
Reference (Deposit): B328 p. 236
Reference (Deposit): B345m pp. 245-246
Reference (Deposit): B379b p. 28
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