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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10003300
MRDS ID A106043
Record type Site
Current site name Unnamed

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -156.01351, 67.57957 (WGS84)
Relative position Located on eastern edge of the Ambler River quadrangle south of Peak 6311 in T. 25 N., R. 13 E., Kateel River Meridian. Shown as locality 54 in Mayfield and Grybeck (1978) and accurate to within 1000 ft. (300 m).

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Northwest Arctic(Borough)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Ambler River C-1(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Ambler River NE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Ambler River(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Noatak River(hydrologic unit)

Noatak River-Lisburne Peninsula(hydrologic accounting unit)

Northwest(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Gates of the Arctic National Park(National Park)

National Park NPS(Type of land area)

NPS(Federal land areas administered by NPS)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Zinc Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -156.01351, 67.57957
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • Geologic Description = Thin pyritic layers parallel the foliation in black phyllite. Sulfide zone traced for 2.5 mi (4 km) to the south.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic

Comments on exploration

  • Status = Inactive

Mining district

District name Noatak

Comments on the workings information

  • Workings / Exploration = Highest values in stream sediment geochemical samples are 290 ppm Cu and 450 ppm Zn (Ellerseick, 1978).

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Comments on the references

  • Primary Reference = Mayfield and Grybeck, 1978

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Other Comments = Located within Gates of the Arctic National Park.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 12-MAY-1997 S.W. Nelson 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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