Ipnavik River East

The Ipnavik River East is a lead mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 2,559 feet.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Ipnavik River East

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: 1978
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N

Physiography

Not available

Mineral Deposit Model

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Orebody

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Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Not available

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

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Comments

Comment (Geology): LOWER MISSISSIPPIAN-UPPER DEVONIAN KANAYUK CONGLOMERATE CONSISTS OF QUARTZ & CHERT PEBBLE CONGLOMERATE & CLEAN WHITE SANDSTONE UNDERLIES THE AREA. UNITS MAPPED AS PART OF THE NORTH CENTRAL BROOKS RANGE THRUST SEQUENCE (OF26-81).

Comment (Ownership): NATIONAL PETROLEUM RESERVE - ALASKA.

References

Reference (Deposit): BMOF26-81 PP. 169-172.

Reference (Deposit): MEYER, M.P. ANALYTICALRESULTS FROM THE U.S. BUREAU OF MINES

Reference (Deposit): INVESTIGATIONS IN THE COLVILLE MINING DISTICT, ALASKA.

Reference (Deposit): BUREAU OF MINES OFR 34-94, 1994, 130 PAGES.

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