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Kukpowruk River Occurrence

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10003120
MRDS ID A015653
Record type Site
Current site name Kukpowruk River Occurrence

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -162.69562, 69.41615 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 2000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

North Slope(Borough)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Point Lay B-2 and B-3(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Point Lay SE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Point Lay(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Kukpowruk River(hydrologic unit)

Western Arctic(hydrologic accounting unit)

Arctic Alaska(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Arctic Slope Regional Corporation(ANCSA Region)

ANCSA Region NTVPIC(Type of land area)

NTVPIC(Federal land areas administered by NTVPIC)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Comments on the location information

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

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Thorium Primary
Uranium Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -162.69562, 69.41615
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 33 SAMPLES OF SANDSTONE AND SHALE FROM A STRATIGRAPHIC THICKNESS OF 1,424 M OF THE CRETACEOUS NANUSHUK GROUP ON THE SOUTH LIMB OF THE BARBARA SYNCLINE CONTAIN AN AVERAGE OF 7.30 PPM TH AND 1.58% U; MAXIMUM CONTENTS ARE 16.14 PPM TH AND 3.17 PPM U.
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-AUG-87 Powers, M.T. (Huber, D.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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