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Kwiniuk River Occurrence

Occurrence in Alaska, United States with commodities REE, Tungsten, Copper
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. General comments
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10001779
MRDS ID A012572
Record type Site
Current site name Kwiniuk River Occurrence

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -162.36019, 64.73352 (WGS84)
Relative position LEFT-LIMIT TRIBUTARY OF KWINIUK R., IN SEC. 6, T. 9 S., R. 18 W. (KR)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Nome(Census area)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Solomon C-1(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Solomon NE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Solomon(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Norton Bay(hydrologic unit)

Norton Sound(hydrologic accounting unit)

Northwest(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Elim Native Corporation(ANCSA Village)

ANCSA Village NTVPIC(Type of land area)

NTVPIC(Federal land areas administered by NTVPIC)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Comments on the location information

  • USGS CIRC. 300, PLATE 1, LOC. 2961 LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).

Commodities

Commodity Importance
REE Critical Primary
Tungsten Critical Tertiary
Copper Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Allanite Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore
Powellite Ore
Scheelite Ore

Analytical data

Result 0.017% EU, 230:1 CONC. RATIO, SAMPLE 2961, USGS CIRC. 300, P.

Nearby scientific data

(1) -162.36019, 64.73352
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • CREEK DRAINS CONTACT BETWEEN DARBY PLUTON AND PALEOZOIC LIMESTONE AND OTHER SEDIMENTARY ROCKS

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1948
Discoverer Usgs Field Party

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    USGS CIRC. 300, P. 5-6, SAMPLE 2961

  • Deposit

    USGS OFR 77-796 B, P. 18, LOC. 214

  • Other Database

    BAG-MF-445-134

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit HEAVY-MINERAL CONCENTRATES FROM STREAM GRAVEL CONTAINS: SPHENE, HORNBLENDE, ALLANITE, APATITE, HEMATITE, GARNET; TRACES OF SPINEL, SCHEELITE, POWELLITE, MAGNETITE, EPIDOTE, RUTILE, PYRITE, AND CHALCOPYRITE
Deposit SEE ALSO: DEPOSIT NO. 137 ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT
Deposit THIS SITE NAME WAS CREATED BY THE REPORTER OR OTHER USGS EMPLOYEE BASED ON PROXIMITY TO SOME MAJOR GEOGRAPHIC FEATURE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1987 Leonard, Kenneth R. (Huber, Donald F.) 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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