Drenchwater Creek

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

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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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