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Unnamed Occurrence

Occurrence in Alaska, United States with commodities Titanium, Metal, Chromium, Nickel, Barium-Barite, Niobium (Columbium)
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Land status
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10001261
MRDS ID A011980
Record type Site
Current site name Unnamed Occurrence

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -152.80006, 67.30296 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Yukon-Koyukuk(Census area)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Wiseman B-6(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Wiseman SW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Wiseman(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Comments on the location information

  • ADGGS OFR 133 B, PLATE 1, NO. 236 LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Titanium, Metal Critical Primary
Chromium Critical Primary
Nickel Critical Secondary
Barium-Barite Critical Tertiary
Niobium (Columbium) Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Rutile Ore
Siderite Ore

Analytical data

Result MORE THAN 1% TI, 3000 PPM BA, 1000 PPM CR, 50 PPM NB, 700 PPM NI, COMPOSITE SAMPLE

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist > Greenschist

Nearby scientific data

(1) -152.80006, 67.30296
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form LENSE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Both
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Koyukuk

Land status

Ownership category State

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit PEBBLE SIZED LENSES OF FUCHSITE IN SCHIST; RUTILE AND SIDERITE ALSO PRESENT; ANOMALOUS TI, CR, NI, BA AND NB DETECTED IN ANALYSIS

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1986 Leonard, Kenneth R. (Elliott, R. L.) U.S. Geological Survey
Editor 14-APR-1994 Mosier, Dan U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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Authoritative Alaska resources

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