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Monitis Creek

Occurrence in Alaska, United States with commodities Phosphorus-Phosphates, Uranium, Vanadium
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10003328
MRDS ID A106072
Record type Site
Current site name Monitis Creek

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -152.88355, 68.37967 (WGS84)
Relative position Located along both sides of Monitis Creek, 600 m above junction with Kiruktagiak River. Known to within one mile

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

North Slope(Borough)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Chandler Lake B-5(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Chandler Lake SW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Chandler Lake(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Chandler-Anaktuvuk Rivers(hydrologic unit)

Colville River(hydrologic accounting unit)

Arctic Alaska(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
Phosphorus-Phosphates Primary
Uranium Secondary
Vanadium Critical Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Fluorapatite Ore
Fluorite Gangue

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 243
USGS model code 34c
Deposit model name Phosphate, upwelling type

Nearby scientific data

(1) -152.88355, 68.37967
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • Geologic Description = The phosphate occurrences are confined to the black chert and shale member of the Alapah Limestone. Interbedded phosphorite and phosphate rock occur in sections up to 11.3 m thick. The phosphate-bearing mineral consists of fluorapatite, which is concentrated in oolites, pellets, and matrix. Purple fluorite occurs locally. The phosphatic rocks can be traced for 1.5 km along strike.
  • Age = Mississippian

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic

Comments on exploration

  • Status = Inactive

Mining district

District name Colville

Comments on the workings information

  • Workings / Exploration = Individual phosphorites up to 0.6 m thick contain up to 330% P2O5. One 6.7 m-thick section averaged 23% P2O5. Samples also contained up to 2,000 ppm V, and 119 ppm U.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    Patton, W.W., Jr., and Tailleur, I.L., 1964, Geology of the upper Killik-Itkillik region, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 303-G, p. 409-499.

  • Deposit

    Meyer, M.P., 1994, Analytical results from U.S. Bureau of Mines investigations in the Colville Mining District, Alaska: U.S. Bureau of Mines Open-File Report 34-94, 137 p.

  • Deposit

    Kurtak, J.M., Hicks, R.W., Werdon, M.B., Meyer, M.P., and Mull, C.G., 1995, Mineral investigations in the Colville mining district and southern National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska: U.S. Bureau of Mines Open-File Report 8-95, 217 p.

Comments on the references

  • Primary Reference = Kurtak and others, 1995, USBM OFR 8-95

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Model Name = Bedded phosphorite

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 07-FEB-1997 K.D. Kelley U.S. Geological Survey

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