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Shungnak River

Prospect in Alaska, United States with commodities Copper, 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. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Land status
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10111740
MAS/MILS ID 0020280056
Record type Site
Current site name Shungnak River
Alternate or previous names Sunshine Mng. Co., Hormungus - Sunshine, W. D. C. - Sunshine, E. D. C. - Sunshine, Ursus H. - Sunshine, White - Sunshine, Luk - Sunshine, W. G. M. Inc., Noranda Explor. Inc., Nwd - Noranda, Sus - Noranda, Resource Associates, Anaconda Co, Dc Claims - Resource, C Claims - Resource, D Claims - Resource, E Claims - Resource, F Claims - Resource, G Claims - Resource, Adl 300078-300109, Adl 300125-300190, Adl 78030-78070, Sk Claims - Wgm, Riley - Wgm

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Claim
Geographic coordinates: -156.67017, 67.21205 (WGS84)
Elevation 305
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Northwest Arctic(Borough)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

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

Ambler River SE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Ambler River(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Middle Kobuk River(hydrologic unit)

Kobuk-Selawik Rivers(hydrologic accounting unit)

Northwest(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Kateel River 021 N 010 E 15 SE Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Lead Tertiary
Silver Tertiary
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Claim (1) -156.67017, 67.21205
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1973

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Anaconda Minerals Co. (Division Of Atlantic Richfield)
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1982

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 12-FEB-1988 Hfd 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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