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Wesley Creek

Occurrence in Alaska, United States with commodities Asbestos, Gemstone, Gold, Lead
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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. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10160247
MRDS ID A015594
MAS/MILS ID 0020370002
Record type Site
Current site name Wesley Creek
Related records 10003069

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -157.01315, 66.99393 (WGS84)
Elevation 670
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

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

Shungnak NE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Shungnak C(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Middle Kobuk River(hydrologic unit)

Kobuk-Selawik Rivers(hydrologic accounting unit)

Northwest(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

NANA Regional Corporation, Incorporated(ANCSA Region)

ANCSA Region NTVPIC(Type of land area)

NTVPIC(Federal land areas administered by NTVPIC)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Kateel River 018 N 008 E 01 E2NWNE Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Asbestos Tertiary
Gemstone Tertiary
Gold Tertiary
Lead Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -157.01315, 66.99393
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Both
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 25-AUG-1986 Dwb 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.