River Lewes

Occurrence in Yukon Territory*, Canada with commodity Platinum
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Ore body information
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mining district
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10038782
MRDS ID M046224
Record type Site
Current site name River Lewes
Alternate or previous names River Lewis

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Approximate
Geographic coordinates: -135.508, 63.63193 (WGS84)
Relative position TRIBUTARY TO THE YUKON

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Canada Yukon Territory*

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Platinum Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Approximate (1) -135.508, 63.63193

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form STREAM GRAVELS

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Yukon River Area

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MIN. RES. OF CANADA, 1903: GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA, NO. 818, P. 12

  • Deposit

    LUMB, 1920, THE PT METALS: IMPERIAL INSTITUTE, LONDON, P. 26

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-1975 Blair, Will N. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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