Old Glory Creek Gossan

The Old Glory Creek Gossan is a lead mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 499 feet.

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Mine Info

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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

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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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