| Deposit ID | 10009541 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D002582 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Balto Creek |
| Geographic coordinates: | -165.45327, 64.54928 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Nome(Census area)
Alaska(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Nome C-1(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)
Solomon NW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Nome(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Nome(hydrologic unit)
Norton Sound(hydrologic accounting unit)
Northwest(hydrologic subregion)
Alaska(hydrologic region)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| United States | Alaska |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Tungsten Critical | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Scheelite | Ore |
| (1) | -165.45327, 64.54928 |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D002582 |
COBB, EDWARD H., 1975, TUNGSTEN OCCURRENCES IN ALASKA, USGS MAP, MR-66.
THORNE, R. L., MUIR, N. M., ERICKSON, A. W., THOMAS, B. I., HEIDE, H. E., AND WRIGHT, W. S., 1948, TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS IN ALASKA, USBM REPT, INV. 4174, 22 P.
COBB, EDWARD H., 1972, METALLIC MINERAL RESOURCES MAP OF THE NOME QUADRANGLE, ALASKA: USGS MISC. FIELD STUDIES MAP, MF-463.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-APR-1977 | Elliott, James E. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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