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Kiruktagiak River

Occurrence in Alaska, United States with commodities Phosphorus-Phosphates, REE, Vanadium
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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 10136275
MRDS ID A015672
MAS/MILS ID 0020220003
Record type Site
Current site name Kiruktagiak River
Related records 10003139

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -152.86185, 68.37467 (WGS84)
Elevation 1000
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

North Slope(Borough)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Chandler Lake B-5(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Chandler Lake SW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Chandler Lake(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Chandler-Anaktuvuk Rivers(hydrologic unit)

Colville River(hydrologic accounting unit)

Arctic Alaska(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Gates of the Arctic National Park(National Park)

National Park 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
Umiat 012 S 004 W 28 W2 Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Phosphorus-Phosphates Primary
REE Critical Tertiary
Vanadium Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -152.86185, 68.37467
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • BLACK CHERT & SLATE MEMBER OF THE LATE MISSISSIPPIAN ALPAH LIMESTONE OCCURS IN THE AREA. ROCKS OF PHOSPATIC ZONE ARE CHIEFLY A MIXTURE OF PHOSPHATIC MATERIAL. CACO3, SILT, & CLAY; IN PLACES SECONDARY PURPLE FLOURITE IS IN BEDDING SURFACES & IN VEINLETS. PHOSPHATIC MATERIAL IN PELLETS (OOLITES) AS MUCH AS 10MM LONG; COMPOSED OF CARBONATE-FLOUR- APALITE. ALL SAMPLES CONTAIN CALCITE, DOLOMITE, FLOUTITE, % QUARTZ. FURNACE GRADE PHOSPHATE ROCK, 25% P2O5, OCCURS IN A THICKNESS OD AS MUCH AS 37", BUT NO THICKNESS OF ACID-GRAE GRADE PHOSPHATE ROCK (31% P2O5) EXCEEDS 16" (P302A, MIRL 16)

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Both
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1949

Mining district

District name Colville Mining District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Land status

Ownership category Mixed

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Ownership

    ALASKA KARDEX 022-001

  • Deposit

    P302A pp. 1-2, 9-11

  • Deposit

    P303G P. 497.

  • Deposit

    OF75-628 P. 51.

  • Deposit

    BMOF109-78 P.21.

  • Deposit

    B1139 P. 50.

  • Deposit

    BMOF36-79 P. 16.

  • Deposit

    MIRL 16 P. 3.

  • Deposit

    GSA6612 P. 1705.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 14-JAN-1991 Dwb/Mpm 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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