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Lower Kanuti River

Prospect in Alaska, United States with commodities Chromium, Cobalt, Platinum
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Sections on this page
  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. Reserves and resources
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10136475
MAS/MILS ID 0020390060
Record type Site
Current site name Lower Kanuti River

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -150.874, 66.27854 (WGS84)
Elevation 594
Location accuracy 10(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Yukon-Koyukuk(Census area)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Bettles B-2(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Bettles SE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Bettles(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

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
Fairbanks 017 N 016 W 24 SESWSE Alaska

Comments on the location information

  • OTHER CHROMITE OCCURRENCES IN THE AREA: T17N, R16W, SEC. 25, 32, 35 T16N, R17W, SEC. 10

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Chromium Critical Primary
Cobalt Critical Tertiary
Platinum Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -150.874, 66.27854
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1970

Mining district

District name Koyukuk District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Minerals Only

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1985
    Inferred 680mt ore
    Total resources 680mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Chromium Cr2O3 7.5 wt-pct Chromium Major 1985

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    USBM IC 8915

  • Deposit

    USBM OFR 97-85

  • Deposit

    USGS MAP MF-492

  • Deposit

    USBM IC 8916

  • Deposit

    USBM OFR 66-78

  • Deposit

    USGS BULL 1312-J

  • Deposit

    USGS OF (FOLEY, 1991)

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 10-JUL-1991 Mjn/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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