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Mount Sorenson

Occurrence in Alaska, United States with commodities Asbestos, Chromium, Cobalt, Nickel, PGE
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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 10136382
MAS/MILS ID 0020600158
Record type Site
Current site name Mount Sorenson

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -143.05841, 64.98006 (WGS84)
Elevation 1565
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Southeast Fairbanks(Census area)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

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

Eagle NW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Eagle(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Yukon-Charley Rivers 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
Fairbanks 002 N 023 E 22 SWSWSW Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Asbestos Primary
Chromium Critical Tertiary
Cobalt Critical Tertiary
Nickel Critical Tertiary
PGE Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -143.05841, 64.98006
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Both
Significant No

Mining district

District name Circle District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Land status

Ownership category National Wilderness

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit LOCATED IN YUKON-CHARLEY RIVERS NATIONAL PRESERVE. UP TO 300 PPM CO, OVER 5000 PPM CR, AND 5000 PPM NI IN ANALYSES OF ROCK SAMPLES.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 12-JUL-1991 Djb U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

Maps centered on this site

Authoritative Alaska resources

These are landing pages for further research — the state agencies don't currently expose per-mine deep links.