Cache Creek - South

The Cache Creek - South is a zinc mine located in Alaska.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Cache Creek - South

Commodity

Primary: Zinc

Location

State: Alaska
District: McGrath

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

Model Name: Mississippi Valley, S.E. Missouri Pb-Zn

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Recrystallized dolomite.

Rocks

Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Silurian

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Sphalerite
Gangue: Dolomite

Comments

Comment (Geology): Age = the host rock is probably Silurian based on age of 'Sic' unit (Blodgett, 1982). The age of the mineralization is unknown.

Comment (Reference): Primary Reference = Andrews and Rishel, 1982

Comment (Workings): Workings / Exploration = The Cache-Creek-South was discovered in the late 1970s during regional exploration conducted by WGM Inc. on lands selected by Doyon Ltd. Four surface grab samples contained 0.64 percent to 6.40 percent zinc and averaged 2.20 percent zinc, with no appreciable lead (Andrews and Rishel, 1982).

Comment (Deposit): Other Comments = See Reef Ridge (MD055) and Cache Creek North (MD037) Mississippi Valley Type showings. The Cache Creek - South occurrence is on lands selected or owned by Doyon Ltd. For further information, contact Doyon Ltd. at 210 1st Ave., Fairbanks, Alaska, 99701.

Comment (Geology): Geologic Description = Intense zinc-bearing solution breccia zone hosted in Paradise Fork Formation of Dutro and Patton (1982), which is also unit 'Sic' of Andrews and Rishel (1982). The zone appears to be about 10 feet (3 m) thick, and can be traced for about 200 feet (61 m) along a strike direction of N 55 E. Mineralization difficult to recognize due to the elusive color (pale tan) of sphalerite. Host rock is inferred to be Silurian based on age of the 'Sic' unit (Patton and others 1980; Blodgett, 1982). Four surface grab samples ranged from 0.64 percent to 6.40 percent zinc and averaged 2.20 percent zinc, with no appreciable lead (Andrews and Rishel, 1982).

Comment (Exploration): Status = Inactive

Comment (Deposit): Model Name = Southeast Missouri Pb-Zn (Cox and Singer, 1986; model no. 32a) or Mississippi Valley Type

References

Reference (Deposit): Blodgett, R.B., 1982, Stratigraphy of Reef Ridge project area: WGM Inc., Anchorage, Alaska, Reef Ridge Project area, Block 10, Doyon region: 34 pages.

Reference (Deposit): Andrews, Tom, and Rishel, John, 1982, Annual Report for 198, Reef Ridge I-to-XIII Project Areas, Kuskokwim Block, Alaska: Anchorage, Alaska, WGM Inc., Project Report 4, 45 pages, two sheets at 1:63,360 and 1:20,000 scales. (Report held by Doyon, Limited, Fairbanks, Alaska.)

Reference (Deposit): Dutro, T.T. Jr., and Patton,W.W. Jr., 1982, New Paleozoic Formations in the northern Kuskokwim Mountains, west-central Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1529-H, p. H13-H22.

Reference (Deposit): Patton, W.W., Jr., Moll, E.J., Dutro, J.T., Jr., Silberman, M.L., and Chapman, R.M., 1980, Preliminary geologic map of Medfra quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 80-811-A, 1 sheet, scale l:250,000.

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