Nain Mtns. Area

Occurrence in Newfoundland, Canada with commodities Iron, Titanium, Metal, Vanadium
Sections on this page
  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. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10008212
MRDS ID D000197
Record type Site
Current site name Nain Mtns. Area

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -61.99887, 57.00001 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Canada Newfoundland

Comments on the location information

  • LAT. AND LONG. ARE APPROXIMATE

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Tertiary
Titanium, Metal Critical Tertiary
Vanadium Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -61.99887, 57.00001

Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: TITANIFEROUS MAGNETITE IN ANORTHOSITE. PRECAMBRIAN (ROSE, 1969)

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ROSE, E. R., 1969, CANADA G. S., ECON. GEOL. REPT. 25

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-1973 Fischer, Richard P. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.