Alaska
Prospect

Quarry

Alaska, United States
ZincSilverLeadFluorine-FluoriteBarium-BariteGoldAntimony
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Commodities
PrimaryZinc, Silver, Lead, Fluorine-Fluorite, Barium-Barite
SecondaryGold, Antimony
Commodity typeB
Materials
Ore mineralsBarite, Boulangerite, Fluorite, Galena, Limonite, Pyrite, Sphalerite
GangueAnkerite, Aragonite, Calcite, Dolomite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockMarble
AlterationSilicification, dolomitization, and ankeritization.
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
Identification
Deposit ID10001948
MRDS IDA012784
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates64.70095, -165.76968
References
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.Brobst, D.A., Pinckney, D.M., and Sainsbury, C.L., 1971, Geology and geochemistry of the Sinuk River barite deposits: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 750-D, p. D1-D8.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.Heiner, L.E., and Porter, Eve, 1972, Alaska Mineral Properties, volume 2: University of Alaska, Mineral Industry Research Laboratory Report 24, 669 p.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.Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys, 1982, Mining claim location maps -- Nome quadrangle: Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys, 8 p., 3 sheets, scales 1:63,360 and 1:250,000.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.Bundtzen, T.K., Reger, R.D., Laird, G.M., Pinney, D.S., Clautice, K.H., Liss, S.A., and Cruse, G.R., 1994, Progress report on the geology and mineral resources of the Nome mining district: Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys, Public Data-File 94-39, 21 p., 2 sheets, scale 1:63,360.