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Humbolt

Prospect in Alaska, United States with commodities Gold, Lead, Silver, Tin
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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. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Land status
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10111616
MRDS ID A000250
MAS/MILS ID 0020440007
Record type Site
Current site name Humbolt
Alternate or previous names Tin Mountain 1-26, Goldstrike Mining Company, North Spur 1-6, Scorpio 1-7, Leo 1-10, Newman, Humbolt Creek, Serpentinite 1-9, Diane 1-6, Sheehan, Taurus 1-3, Cancer 1-9, Gemini 1-2, Virgo 1-11

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Claim
Geographic coordinates: -164.48342, 65.84214 (WGS84)
Elevation 305
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Nome(Census area)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Bendeleben D-5(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Bendeleben NW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Bendeleben(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)

Federal lands

Bering Land Bridge National Preserve(National Preserve)

National Preserve NPS(Type of land area)

NPS(Federal land areas administered by NPS)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Kateel River 005 N 028 W 16 S2SWSE Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Tertiary
Lead Tertiary
Silver Tertiary
Tin Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Claim (1) -164.48342, 65.84214
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • BED ROCK IS PRE-ORDOVICIAN SLATE, SCHIST, AND SCHISTOSE LIMESTONE (INTRUDED BY MAFIC ROCKS) IN THRUST-FAULT CONTACT CONTACT WITH YOUNGER PALEOZOIC CARBONATE ROCKS; INTRUDED BY GRANITIC STOCK. ALTERED ZONE WITH ANOMOLOUS CONCENTRATIONS OF MANY METALS IN UPPER PART OF BASIN. USGS CRIB A000279

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 14-JUN-1985 Sbh 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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