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Cantwell Creek

Prospect in Alaska, United States with commodities Gold, Manganese, Limestone, Dimension
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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 10185311
MRDS ID A011358
MAS/MILS ID 0020670006
Record type Site
Current site name Cantwell Creek
Alternate or previous names Cantwell River, Beckstrom, Cantwell 1-8, Cantwell Lode
Related records 10000719

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -148.93672, 63.3863 (WGS84)
Elevation 655
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Denali(Borough)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Healy B-4(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Healy S(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Healy C(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Ahtna, 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
Fairbanks 018 S 007 W 05 NESENW Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Tertiary
Manganese Critical Primary
Limestone, Dimension Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -148.93672, 63.3863
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • CANTWELL DEPOSIT OF RHODONITE-RHODOCHROSITE IS A SMALL LENS IN STEEPLY DIPPING PALEO-MESOZOIC METASEDIMENTS. AREA BETWEEN DEPOSIT AND CANTWELL FAVORABLE FOR LARGER DEPOSITS. EXPLORATION WOULD BE DIFFICULT; LOW RELIEF, DEEP OVERBURDEN. BUMINES CONDUCTED DOZER-TRENCHING OPERATIONS IN 1952 (SEE BACK-UP FILE). USGS CRIB A001272 USGS CRIB A001273

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Both
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 13-JUL-95 Dwb 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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