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Rainy Creek Ultramafic

Occurrence in Alaska, United States with commodities Asbestos, Chromium, Cobalt, Copper, Gold, Nickel, PGE, Silver
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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. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10209454
MAS/MILS ID 0020680163
Record type Site
Current site name Rainy Creek Ultramafic

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -145.90213, 63.32326 (WGS84)
Elevation 1707
Location accuracy 10(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Southeast Fairbanks(Census area)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

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

Mount Hayes SE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Mount Hayes C(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 018 S 010 E 30 SWNESW Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Asbestos Tertiary
Chromium Critical Tertiary
Cobalt Critical Tertiary
Copper Tertiary
Gold Tertiary
Nickel Critical Primary
PGE Critical Tertiary
Silver Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -145.90213, 63.32326
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Both
Significant No
Discovery year 1962

Mining district

District name Delta River

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Land status

Ownership category State

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit NUMEROUS OCCURRENCES OF CHROMITE AND IRON-COPPER-NICKEL SULFIDES ARE FOUND IN THE RAINY CREEK DRAINAGE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 12-SEP-1991 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

These are landing pages for further research — the state agencies don't currently expose per-mine deep links.