| Deposit ID | 10009563 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D002610 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Muck Creek |
| Geographic coordinates: | -161.50336, 65.7494 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Northwest Arctic(Borough)
Alaska(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Candle C-6(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)
Candle N(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Candle(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Goodhope-Spafarief Bay(hydrologic unit)
Northern Seward Peninsula(hydrologic accounting unit)
Northwest(hydrologic subregion)
Alaska(hydrologic region)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| United States | Alaska |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Tungsten Critical | Primary |
| Uranium | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Ilmenite | Ore |
| Magnetite | Ore |
| Powellite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Scheelite | Ore |
| (1) | -161.50336, 65.7494 |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D002610 |
COBB, EDWARD H., 1975, TUNGSTEN OCCURRENCES IN ALASKA, USGS MAP, MR-66.
COBB, EDWARD H., 1972, METALLIC MINERAL RESOURCES MAP OF THE CANDLE QUADRANGLE, ALASKA: USGS MISC. FIELD STUDIES MAP, MF-389.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-APR-1977 | Elliott, James E. | U.S. Geological Survey |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
These are landing pages for further research — the state agencies don't currently expose per-mine deep links.