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Unnamed (south east of Clem Mountain)

Occurrence in Alaska, United States with commodities Uranium, Thorium
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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. Mining district
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10003174
MRDS ID A015709
Record type Site
Current site name Unnamed (south east of Clem Mountain)
Related records 10257866

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -161.34339, 65.96941 (WGS84)
Relative position This occurrence is at an elevation of about 400 feet near the confluence of two headwaters forks of an unnamed tributary to Kanik Creek, about two miles southeast of Clem Mountain. The map site is in section 35, T. 7 N., R. 13 W., of the Kateel River Meridian. Cobb, 1972 (MF-389), location 22.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Northwest Arctic(Borough)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Candle D-5(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Candle N(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Candle(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Buckland River(hydrologic unit)

Northern Seward Peninsula(hydrologic accounting unit)

Northwest(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

NANA Regional Corporation, Incorporated(ANCSA Region)

ANCSA Region NTVPIC(Type of land area)

NTVPIC(Federal land areas administered by NTVPIC)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Uranium Tertiary
Thorium Tertiary

Comments on the commodity information

  • Ore Material = uranothorianite

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Thorite Ore

Nearby scientific data

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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • Geologic Description = This occurrence consists of Cretaceous granite that may contain uranium-bearing minerals. Uranothorianite and trace of thorite were found in stream gravel concentrate samples (Gault and others, 1953).
  • Age = Quaternary.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic

Comments on exploration

  • Status = Inactive

Mining district

District name Fairhaven

Comments on the workings information

  • Workings / Exploration = Pan concentrate samples were collected and analyzed for uranium content by the U.S. Geological Survey in 1947 (Gault and others, 1953).

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Comments on the references

  • Primary Reference = Gault and others, 1953

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Model Name = Radioactive minerals in stream sediments.
Deposit Other Comments = Stream gradient approximately 300 feet per mile in headwater section of creek.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 12-JAN-00 Williams, Anita U.S. Geological Survey

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