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Northern Darby Mountains

Occurrence in Alaska, United States with commodity Uranium
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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. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10136223
MAS/MILS ID 0020530235
Record type Site
Current site name Northern Darby Mountains

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -162.25887, 64.92686 (WGS84)
Elevation 549
Location accuracy 10(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Nome(Census area)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Solomon D-1(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Solomon NE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Solomon(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Norton Bay(hydrologic unit)

Norton Sound(hydrologic accounting unit)

Northwest(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

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 006 S 018 W 35 C S2N2 Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Uranium Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -162.25887, 64.92686
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1980

Mining district

District name Council District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SEVEN ADDITIONAL PROSPECTS HAVE BEEN LOCATED WITHIN THE SAME TOWNSHIP (T06S, R18W). LOCATIONS ARE: SEC. 34, NW 1/4 (TWO PROSPECTS); SEC. 29, SW 1/4 (ONE PROSPECT); SEC. 29, NE 1/4 (ONE PROSPECT); SEC. 20, NE 1/4 (THREE PROSPECTS). MINERALIZATION IS ASSOCIATED WITH QUARTZ VEINING IN ALTERED QUARTZ MONZONITE AND SHEAR ZONES.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 20-SEP-1991 Djb 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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