The Nation River is a zinc and lead mine located in Alaska.
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Mine Info
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Nation River MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Nation River
Commodity
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Copper
Location
State: Alaska
District: Black
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant:
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Intense iron staining and iron-rich seepages along an east-west fault (Doyon, Limited, 1986).
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Workings): Workings / Exploration = The Nation River area has been explored by soil and rock sampling, as well as by geologic mapping (Doyon, Limited, 1986).
Comment (Deposit): Model Name = Fault-controlled Zn-Pb?
Comment (Deposit): Other Comments = This site is within the Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve. These prospects are located on Doyon, Limited selected or conveyed land. For more information, contact Doyon, Limited.
Comment (Geology): Geologic Description = The Nation River area of occurrences is defined by lead and zinc soil anomalies along with lesser copper values, that are associated with an east-west-trending fault. Iron staining is intense, and there are iron-rich seepages for half a mile in section 10, T. 6 N., R. 29 E. (Doyon, Limited, 1986). The prospect area is underlain by Permian limestone, Upper Devonian Nation River Formation, and Lower Cambrian Adams Argillite and Funnel Creek Limestone. All beds strike northeast and are repeatedly folded (Doyon, Limited, 1986). The lead and zinc anomalies may reflect leaching of mudstone, siltstone, and sandstone country rocks or of a deeper, buried sulfide body (Doyon, Limited, 1986).
Comment (Exploration): Status = Active
Comment (Reference): Primary Reference = Doyon, Limited, 1986.
References
Reference (Deposit): Doyon, Limited, 1986, Mines, prospects, and geochemical anomalies on Doyon, Limited, regional overselection lands, Alaska: Fairbanks, Alaska, Doyon, Limited, Report 86-01A, v. 1, 150 p. (Report held by Doyon, Limited, Fairbanks, Alaska.)
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