Starship

The Starship is a zinc mine located in Alaska.

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

Name: Starship  

State:  Alaska

County:  na

Elevation:

Commodity: Zinc

Lat, Long: 63.483, -154.07600

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Starship MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Starship


Commodity

Primary: Zinc
Secondary: Cadmium


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: Prospect
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: Secondary dolomite.


Rocks

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


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Smithsonite


Comments

Comment (Workings): Workings / Exploration = The Starship prospect was found by WGM Inc. and Patino Ltd. in the late 1970s during base metal exploration on lands selected by Doyon Ltd (Andrews and Rishel, 1982). Grab samples from surface explorations of high grade mineralization contain up to 23.25 percent zinc and 0.14 percent cadmium. Mineralized rubble crop distribution indicates a relatively small and discordant mineral body.

Comment (Commodity): Gangue = Secondary carbonate

Comment (Exploration): Status = Inactive

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

Comment (Geology): Age = Age of host unit is Silurian (inferred), based on fossil control. (Dutro and Patton, 1982). The age of mineralization is unknown.

Comment (Deposit): Other Comments = See Spring Ridge (MD047), Bear Pass (MD044), Beaver (MD048), and Big Gate (MD050) Mississippi Valley Type occurrences in Medfra quadrangle. The Starship prospect is on land selected or conveyed to Doyon Ltd. For further information, contact Doyon Ltd. at 210 1st Ave., Fairbanks, Alaska, 99701.

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

Comment (Geology): Geologic Description = The Starship prospect consists of a smithsonite-bearing solution breccia in dolomite and limestone of the Paradise Fork Formation of Dutro and Patton (1982); this is unit 'Sic' of Andrews and Rishel (1982). Zone of mineralization measures about 15 feet by 100 feet (4.5 m by 30 m) and is mainly in rubble crop. Age of host unit is Silurian (inferred), based on fossil control. (Patton and others, 1980; Dutro and Patton, 1982; Schmidt, 1997). The age of the mineralization is unknown. Grab samples from surface explorations of high grade mineralization contain up to 23.25 percent zinc and 0.14 percent cadmium. Mineralized rubble crop distribution indicates a relatively small and discordant mineral body.


References

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): Schmidt, J.M., 1997, Shale-hosted Zn-Pb-Ag and barite deposits of Alaska, in Goldfarb, R.J., and Miller, L.D., eds., Mineral Deposits of Alaska, 1997: Economic Geology Monograph 9, p. 35-65.

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.

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.


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