The Old Glory Creek Gossan is a lead mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 499 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: 499 Feet (152 Meters)
Commodity: Lead
Lat, Long: 65.8583, -163.08330
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Old Glory Creek Gossan MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Old Glory Creek Gossan
Secondary: Fields
Secondary: Jr 1-20
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Molybdenum
Tertiary: Nickel
Tertiary: Zinc
Location
State: Alaska
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Type: Located Claim
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Fields Exploration Co.
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1978
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Unknown
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 (Geology): ROCK IN AREA IS MARBLE INTERBEDDED WITH SCHIST. THE GOSSAN MARKS THE REPLACEMENT FOR 500 FEET ALONG MARBLE BED WITH DOLOMITE, QUARTZ, PYRITE (?), SERICITE, CHLORITE AND FUCHSITE. GOSSAN BOUNDED BY FAULT. FAULT 1/4 MI. TO N. ALSO MINERALIZED. MINERALIZED ZONES APPEAR TO BE WALL ROCK REPLACEMENT BY SOLUTIONS TRAVERSING THE FAULT PLANES.
References
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 044-048
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 044-208
Reference (Deposit): GR23 pp. 6-7
Reference (Deposit): MF417
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