| Deposit ID | 10257887 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0020220016 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Nanushuk River |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -150.66958, 68.30801 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 1082 |
| Location accuracy | 10(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
North Slope(Borough)
Alaska(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Chandler Lake B-2(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)
Chandler Lake SE(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
Federal(land status)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| United States | Alaska |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Umiat | 013 S | 006 E | 23 | NESENW | Alaska |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Ore Body (1) | -150.66958, 68.30801 |
|---|
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1992 |
| District name | Colville Mining District |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Unknown |
|---|
| Ownership category | Federal |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0020220016 |
BMOF34-94, 1994, 130 PP.
KELLEY, 1992, USGS MF-2144-C
SUTLEY, 1984, USGS OFR84-412
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THREE PARALLEL QUARTZ-CARBONATE VEINS, CUTTING INTERBEDDED SILTSTONE AND SHALE OF THE HUNT FORK SHALE, ARE EXPOSED IN A ZONE 15M WIDE ALONG THE SOUTH CANYON WALL. GANGUE MINERALS CONSIST OF QUARTZ, CALCITE, SITERITE, AND BARITE. MINOR GALENA AND CHALCOPYRITE ASSOCIATED IN THIS DEPOSIT. COLLECTED SAMPLES CONTAINED UP TO 420 PPM COPPER, 54 PPM LEAD, AND 343 PPM ZINC. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 13-JUL-1994 | Pld | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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