Alaska
Prospect

Frost

Alaska, United States
ZincCopperBarium-BariteLeadSilver
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Commodities
PrimaryZinc, Copper, Barium-Barite
SecondaryLead, Silver
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Model233: Kipushi Cu-Pb-Zn (BC name is Carbonate-hosted Cu)
Materials
Ore mineralsBarite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Sphalerite
GangueCalcite, Fluorite, Limonite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockDolomite · Skajit Limestone
AlterationSilicification.
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
Identification
Deposit ID10003089
MRDS IDA015618
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates67.47947, -160.67359
References
Walters, R.R., 1969, Bear Creek Exploration Annual Progress Report, December 31, 1969: Bear Creek Exploration, Spokane, Washington, unpublished report, 22 p. (Report held by NANA Regional Corporation, Anchorage, Alaska).Grybeck, D.J., 1977, Known mineral deposits of the Brooks Range, Alaska: US Geological Survey Open-File Report 77-166C, 41 p., 1 sheet, scale 1:1,000,000.Degenhart, C.E., Griffis, R.J., McQuat, J.F., and Bigelow, C.G., 1978, Mineral studies of the western Brooks Range performed under contract to the U.S. Bureau of Mines, Contract #JO155089: U.S. Bureau of Mines Open-File Report 103-78, 529 p., 11 sheets.Grybeck, D.J., and De Young, J.H., 1978, Map and tables describing mineral resource potential of the Brooks Range, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 78-1-B, 19 p., 1 sheet, scale 1:1,000,000.Schmidt, J.M., and Folger, P.F., 1986, Lead-zinc-silver mineralization in Paleozoic dolostones, Powdermilk prospect, Baird Mountains B-4 quadrangle: in Bartsch-Winkler, S., and Reed, K.M., eds., Geologic studies in Alaska by the USGS during 1985: U.S. Geological Survey Circular 978, p. 19-21.Schmidt, J.M., and Allegro, G.L., 1988, Map showing mineral occurrences and indicators in the Baird Mountains quadrangle, northwestern Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-1992, 1 sheet, scale 1:250,000.Zayatz, M.R., Thompson, W.B., Bailey, E.A., Sutley, S.J., Folger, P.F., Karl, S.M., and Schmidt, J.M., 1988, Analytical results and sample locality maps of mineralized and unmineralized rock samples from the Baird Mountains quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 88-256-A, 159 p., 2 plates, scale 1:250,000.Cobb, E.H., Mayfield, C.F., and Brosge, W.P., 1981, Summaries of data on and lists of references to metallic and selected nonmetallic mineral occurrences in eleven quadrangles in northern Alaska (Arctic, Baird Mountains, Chandler Lake, DeLong Mountains, Demarcation Point, Howard Pass, Misheguk Mountain, Mount Michelson, Noatak, Point Lay, and Table Mountain); Supplement to Open-File Report 75-628; Part A, Summaries of data to January 1, 1981: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 81-767-A, 25 p.