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Barrett Prospect, Hot Springs Dome

Occurrence in Alaska, United States with commodities Cobalt, Nickel
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10067528
MRDS ID W000309
Record type Site
Current site name Barrett Prospect, Hot Springs Dome

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -150.75805, 65.026 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Yukon-Koyukuk(Census area)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Tanana A-2(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Tanana SE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Tanana(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Bean Ridge Corporation(ANCSA Village)

ANCSA Village NTVPIC(Type of land area)

NTVPIC(Federal land areas administered by NTVPIC)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Cobalt Critical Tertiary
Nickel Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Erythrite Ore
Galena Ore
Pyrite Ore
Pyrrhotite Ore
Quartz Ore
Siderite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist

Nearby scientific data

(1) -150.75805, 65.026
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: METAMORPHOSED SEDIMENTARY ROCKS INTRUDED BY GRANITE. CO IN CREVICES AND IN QUARTZ STRINGERS. NI REPORTED IN PYRRHOTIZED BASALT DIKE TO THE SOUTH.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • RESERVES UNKNOWN, STUDY NEEDED.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MERTIE, J. B., JR., 1934, U. S. G. S. BULL. 844-D, P. 163-224

  • Reserve-Resource

    UNPUBLISHED CO-NI REPORTS.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEIN IS 20-35 FEET WIDE AND HAS BEEN TRACED FOR MORE THAN 2000 FEET.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1972 Coury, Anny B. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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

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