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Pinnell River Gossan

Occurrence in Alaska, United States with commodities Chromium, Copper, Gold, Lead, Molybdenum
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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. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10112304
MRDS ID A012716
MAS/MILS ID 0020440030
Record type Site
Current site name Pinnell River Gossan
Related records 10001890

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -163.0659, 65.85517 (WGS84)
Elevation 230
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

Bendeleben D-3(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Bendeleben NE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Bendeleben C(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)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Kateel River 005 N 021 W 03 SESESW Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Chromium Critical Tertiary
Copper Tertiary
Gold Primary
Lead Tertiary
Molybdenum Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -163.0659, 65.85517
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GR23 p. 7

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit A SMALL GOSSAN 1 MI. EAST OF OLD GLORY GOSSAN. ROCK UNDER GOSSAN IS MARBLE PARTLY REPLACED BY ISOLATED GRAINS AND QUARTZ AND FUCHSITE. CARBONATE LARGELY DOLOMITE. GOSSAN CONTAINS COPPER, LEAD, ZINC, CHROMIUM AND GOLD.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 25-AUG-1986 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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