| Deposit ID | 10009619 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D002705 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Candle Creek |
| Geographic coordinates: | -155.80293, 62.88278 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Yukon-Koyukuk(Census area)
Alaska(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
McGrath D-6(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)
McGrath NW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
McGrath(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Stony River(hydrologic unit)
Upper Kuskokwim River(hydrologic accounting unit)
Southwest(hydrologic subregion)
Alaska(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
MTNT, Limited(ANCSA Village)
ANCSA Village NTVPIC(Type of land area)
NTVPIC(Federal land areas administered by NTVPIC)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| United States | Alaska |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Tungsten Critical | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Mercury | Primary |
| REE Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Cinnabar | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Magnetite | Ore |
| Monazite | Ore |
| Scheelite | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone |
| (1) | -155.80293, 62.88278 |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D002705 |
COBB, EDWARD H., 1975, TUNGSTEN OCCURRENCES IN ALASKA, USGS MAP, MR-66.
COBB, EDWARD H., 1972, METALLIC MINERAL RESOURCES MAP OF THE MCGRATH QUADRANGLE, ALASKA: USGS MISC. FIELD STUDIES MAP, MF-379.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-APR-1977 | Elliott, James E. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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