| Deposit ID | 10001762 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | A012549 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Double Mountain |
| Geographic coordinates: | -143.83331, 68.74986 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | Location plotted is locality 47 of Brosge and Reiser (1976, sheet 4); about 1 mi (1.6 km) west southwest of Double Mountain (peak 6750); located to within 1 mi (1.6 km). |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
North Slope(Borough)
Alaska(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Table Mountain C-5(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)
Table Mountain NW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Table Mountain(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Alaska(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge(National Wildlife Refuge)
National Wildlife Refuge FWS(Type of land area)
FWS(Federal land areas administered by FWS)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| United States | Alaska |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Azurite | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Slate |
| (1) | -143.83331, 68.74986 |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| District name | Sheenjek |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | A012549 | |
| USGS | Alaska Resource Data File | ARDF | TB008 |
Barker, J.C., 1978, Mineral Investigations of certain lands in the eastern Brooks Range: a summary report: US Bureau of Mines Open-File No. 63-78
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.
Brosge', W.P., and Reiser, H.N., 1976, Preliminary geologic and mineral resource maps (excluding petroleum), Arctic National Wildlife Range, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 76-539, 4 sheets, scale 1:500,000.
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.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | Model Name = Lode; vein |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 13-OCT-1992 | K.R. Leonard | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Reporter | 13-OCT-1992 | D.F. Huber | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Reporter | 13-OCT-1992 | J.M. Schmidt | U.S. Geological Survey |
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