The Drenchwater Creek is a lead mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 2,201 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: 2,201 Feet (671 Meters)
Commodity: Lead
Lat, Long: 68.5778, -158.63330
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Drenchwater Creek MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Drenchwater 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: Unknown
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
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 (Ownership): NATIONAL PETROLEUM RESERVE - ALASKA.
Comment (Exploration): GEOCHEMICAL SAMPLING DONE BY USGS IN 1975. 1977 - INPLACE MINERALIZATION DISCOVERED BY BUREAU. 1979 - UAF CONDUCTED BASELINE GEOCHEMICAL STUDY - BUREAU CONTRACT. 1990 - VISITED BY BUREAU GEOLOGISTS
References
Reference (Deposit): OF78-70C
Reference (Deposit): E&MJ 7905 p. 78, No. 5
Reference (Deposit): BMOF38-80 pp. 30-46
Reference (Deposit): MTA 82 No. A-10
Reference (Deposit): MLA121-82 PP. 12-28
Reference (Deposit): OF78-70A PP. 2-3, 6, 9, 11-15, 20, 43-44, 46.
Reference (Deposit): MIRL 71 PP. 1-11, 37-39, 57, 60-67, 70-79, 85-86.
Reference (Deposit): C772B PP. B15-B19.
Reference (Deposit): MIRL OF79-3 21 PP.
Reference (Deposit): AGS NSLOPE GEOL PP. 255-262, 295-305.
Reference (Deposit): ECON G 801985 PP. 1,896-1, 926.
Reference (Deposit): BMOF75-92, 1992, 101PP.
Reference (Deposit): BMOF12-93, 1993, 35PP.
Reference (Deposit): BMOF34-94, 1994, 130 PP.
Reference (Deposit): C751B PP. B24-B25.
Reference (Deposit): P1209 22 PP.
Reference (Deposit): B1786 PP. 9-10.
Reference (Deposit): C733 PP. 27-30.
Reference (Deposit): GR63 P. 1.
Reference (Deposit): BMOF109-78 P. 21.
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