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Kivliktort Mountain - East

Occurrence in Alaska, United States with commodities Lead, Silver, Zinc
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mining district
  10. Mineral rights holdings
  11. Land status
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10111594
MAS/MILS ID 0020200013
Record type Site
Current site name Kivliktort Mountain - East

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -156.45142, 68.25818 (WGS84)
Elevation 760
Location accuracy 10(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

North Slope(Borough)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Howard Pass B-1(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Howard Pass SE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Howard Pass(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Colville River(hydrologic unit)

Colville River(hydrologic accounting unit)

Arctic Alaska(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

National Petroleum Reserve - Alaska(National Petroleum Reserve)

National Petroleum Reserve BLM(Type of land area)

BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Kateel River 033 N 010 E 13 NWNWSE Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Tertiary
Silver Tertiary
Zinc Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -156.45142, 68.25818
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • BEDROCK CONSISTS OF MISSISSIPPIAN KAYAK SHALE INCLUDING SILTSTONE, SHALE, & SANDSTONE; & AN UNNAMED LOWER-MISSISSIPN -UPPER DEVONIAN SANDSTONE, SILSTONE, & SHALE UNIT. MINERALIZATION CONSISTS OF DISSEMINATED PYRITE & SPHALERITE (OF26-81). 1990 BUREAU SAMPLES COLLECTED CONTAINED UP TO 19.57% ZINC, .07% LEAD, AND 14.7 G/MT SILVER. 1991 BUREAU SAMPLES COLLECTED CONTAINED 4.31% LEAD, .12% ZINC, AND 2.4 G/T SILVER (USBM OFR 75-92).

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1977

Mining district

District name Colville Mining District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown
Type of mineral rights Minerals Only

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Comments on the ownership information

  • NATIONAL PETROLEUM RESERVE - ALASKA.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BMOF26-81 PP. 133-137.

  • Deposit

    BMMLA121-82 PP. 29-35.

  • Deposit

    USBM OFR 12-93 P.11

  • Deposit

    USBM OFR 34-94 130PP.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 12-JUL-1994 Pld U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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

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Authoritative Alaska resources

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