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Chandler Lake

Occurrence in Alaska, United States with commodities Phosphorus-Phosphates, REE, 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 10233284
MRDS ID A015673
MAS/MILS ID 0020220002
Record type Site
Current site name Chandler Lake
Related records 10003140

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -152.50353, 68.33997 (WGS84)
Elevation 1000
Location accuracy 500(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 013 S 003 W 01 SW Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Phosphorus-Phosphates Primary
REE Critical Tertiary
Vanadium Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -152.50353, 68.33997
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • PHOSPHATIC ROCKS OCCUR NEAR THE NORTH FOOTHILLS OF BROOKS R. OVER A WIDE AREA. ROCKS AVERAGE 10% P205. BLACK MEDIUM TO COARSELY OOLITIC PHOSPHATE ROCK AT TOP OF LATE MISSISSIPPIAN ALAPHA LIMESTONE (P-302A).

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Both
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Colville Mining District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 07-JAN-1991 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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