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Cosmos Creek

Occurrence in Alaska, United States with commodity Semiprecious Gemstone
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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. Land status
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10233417
MRDS ID A003057
MAS/MILS ID 0020370017
Record type Site
Current site name Cosmos Creek

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -157.15345, 66.99873 (WGS84)
Elevation 351
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Northwest Arctic(Borough)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Shungnak D-3(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Shungnak NE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Shungnak C(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Middle Kobuk River(hydrologic unit)

Kobuk-Selawik Rivers(hydrologic accounting unit)

Northwest(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

NANA Regional Corporation, 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
Kateel River 019 N 008 E 33 Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Semiprecious Gemstone Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -157.15345, 66.99873
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Minerals Only

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    TDM3R pp. 20, 26

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 25-AUG-1986 Mjn U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

Maps centered on this site

Authoritative Alaska resources

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