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Ivotuk Hills

Occurrence in Alaska, United States with commodities Phosphorus-Phosphates, Uranium, 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 10233098
MAS/MILS ID 0020210005
Record type Site
Current site name Ivotuk Hills

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -155.71474, 68.48101 (WGS84)
Elevation 745
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

Killik River B-5(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Killik River S(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Killik River(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Colville River(hydrologic unit)

Colville River(hydrologic accounting unit)

Arctic Alaska(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Arctic Slope Regional Corporation(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 011 S 016 W 20 NESWNW Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Phosphorus-Phosphates Primary
Uranium Tertiary
Vanadium Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -155.71474, 68.48101
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • MISSISSIPPIAN LISBURNE GROUP OOLITIC LIMESTONE AND BLACK CHERT WITH INTERBEDDED DOLOMITE. VANDIUM IN 2 RANDOM CHIP SAMPLES WERE 26 PPM AND 307 PPM WHILE SELECT SAMPLES RANGED FROM 18 PPM TO 673 PPM. ONE SAMPLE CONTAINED 30.7% P2O5, /11% VANDIUM, AND 150 PPM URANIUM.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Both
Significant No
Discovery year 1991

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

    BMOFR 75-92, 1992, 101 PAGES.

  • Deposit

    BMOFR 34-94, 1994, 130 PAGES.

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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