The Safari Creek is a lead mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 2,625 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 2,625 Feet (800 Meters)
Commodity: Lead
Lat, Long: 68.5667, -157.63470
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Safari Creek MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Safari Creek
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Zinc
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: Minerals Only
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: 1977
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 (Geology): LOWER MISSISSIPPIAN-UPPER DEVONIAN KANAYUT CONGLOMERATE CONSISTING OF QUARTZ & CHERT PEBBLE CONGLOMERATE & CLEAN WHITE SANDSTONE (OF26-81). TWO MINERAL ZONES 1). CONTAINS BARITE WEATHERING OUT OF THE SIKSIKPUK FORMATION, 2). CONTAINS DARK RED WEATHERED ROCKS OF THE KAYAK FORMATION W/IN BLACK SHALES OVERLAIN (/) BY PYRITIFEROUS CARBONATES & CHERTS (OF38-80). 1992 BUREAU WORK INCLUDED SAMPLING A THREE MILE WIDE ZONE CONTAINING GALENA AND SPHALERITE. SELECT SAMPLES CONTAINED UP 46% LEAD, 12% ZINC, AND 685 G/MT SILVER. A CHIP SAMPLE CONTAINED 25.2% ZINC, 8.5% LEAD, 278 G/MT SILVER, AND 925 PPM COPPER. AN ADDITIONAL STRINGER ZONE CONTAINED 22% LEAD, 7% ZINC , AND 274 G/MT SILVER. (BMOF 12-93).
Comment (Ownership): NATIONAL PETROLEUM RESERVE - ALASKA.
References
Reference (Deposit): OF78-70A PP. 14-15, 20.
Reference (Deposit): BMOF38-80 PP. 61-64.
Reference (Deposit): BMOF26-81 PP. 152-156.
Reference (Deposit): BMOF12-93, P.12
Reference (Deposit): BMOF34-94, 130 PP.
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