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Siniktanneyak

Occurrence in Alaska, United States with commodities Asbestos, Chromium, Copper
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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 10209107
MRDS ID A015687
MAS/MILS ID 0020200006
Record type Site
Current site name Siniktanneyak
Related records 10003154

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -158.44258, 68.31894 (WGS84)
Elevation 975
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

North Slope(Borough)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Howard Pass B-5(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Howard Pass SW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Howard Pass(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Noatak River(hydrologic unit)

Noatak River-Lisburne Peninsula(hydrologic accounting unit)

Northwest(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Noatak 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
Kateel River 034 N 002 E 28 NW Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Asbestos Tertiary
Chromium Critical Primary
Copper Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -158.44258, 68.31894
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • NUMEROUS OCCURRENCES OF DISSEMINATED AND BANDED CHROMITE IN TWO DUNITE BODIES.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Both
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Noatak

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Minerals Only

Land status

Ownership category National Wilderness

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    OF77-166C

  • Deposit

    OF78-1B p. 2

  • Deposit

    IC8869

  • Deposit

    MTA 82 No. A-11

  • Deposit

    USGS OF (FOLEY, 1991)

  • Deposit

    USBM OFR 97-85

  • Deposit

    USBM OFR 38-80

  • Deposit

    USGS MAP MF-1441

Comments on the references

  • FOLEY, BARKER, DAHLIN, AND BROWN, 1984, P. 22-24 (BOM OFR)

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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