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Kiruktagiak River

Occurrence in Alaska, United States with commodities Phosphorus-Phosphates, 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 10184907
MAS/MILS ID 0020220014
Record type Site
Current site name Kiruktagiak River

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -152.85575, 68.37887 (WGS84)
Elevation 732
Location accuracy 10(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 21 SWSESW Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Phosphorus-Phosphates Primary
Vanadium Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -152.85575, 68.37887
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • BLACK CHERT AND SLATE MEMBER OF THE LATE MISSISSIPAIN ALAPAH LIMESTONE. ALL SAMPLES CONTAIN CALCITE, DOLOMITE, FLOURITE, AND QUARTZ. PHOSPHATIC MATERIAL PELLETS (OOLITES) AS MUCH AS 10MM LONG.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Both
Significant No
Discovery year 1944

Mining district

District name Colville Mining District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BUREAU OF MINES OFR 34-94, 1994, 130 PAGES.

  • Deposit

    BMOF 109-78

  • Deposit

    B1139

  • Deposit

    P-302A

  • Deposit

    BMOF 36-79

  • Deposit

    MIRL 16

  • Deposit

    P-303G

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 12-JUL-1994 Pld 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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