Commodities
PrimaryIron, Zinc, Lead
SecondarySilver, Gold, Fluorine-Fluorite
Commodity typeM
Materials
Ore mineralsFluorite, Galena, Hemimorphite, Limonite, Pyrite, Sphalerite
GangueCalcite, Dolomite, Quartz
Geology
AlterationPossible dolomitization, silicification, and oxidation.
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
Identification
Deposit ID10001946
MRDS IDA012781
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates64.72928, -165.82302
References
Eakin, H.M., 1915, Placer mining in Seward Peninsula: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 622-I, p. 366-373.Cathcart, S.H., 1922, Metalliferous lodes in southern Seward Peninsula: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 722, p. 163-261.Mulligan, J.J., and Hess, H.D., 1965, Examination of the Sinuk iron deposits, Seward Peninsula, Alaska: U.S. Bureau of Mines Open-File Report 8-65, 34 p.Herreid, G.H., 1970, Geology and geochemistry of the Sinuk area, Seward Peninsula, Alaska: Alaska Division of Mines and Minerals Geologic Report 36, 61 p., 3 sheets, scale 1:42,000.Cobb, E.H., 1972, Metallic mineral resources map of the Nome quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-463, 2 sheets, scale 1:250,000.Cobb, E.H., 1978, Summary of references to mineral occurrences (other than mineral fuels and construction materials) in the Nome quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File report 78-93, 213 p.Herreid, G.H., 1966, Preliminary geology and geochemistry of the Sinuk River area, Seward Peninsula, Alaska: Alaska Division of Mines and Minerals Geologic Report 24, 21 p., 1 sheet, scale 1:40,000.