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Ekakevik Mountain

Occurrence in Alaska, United States with commodity Barium-Barite
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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 10281668
MAS/MILS ID 0020200023
Record type Site
Current site name Ekakevik Mountain

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -156.95949, 68.62268 (WGS84)
Elevation 540
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

Howard Pass C-2(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Howard Pass NE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Howard Pass(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

National Petroleum Reserve - Alaska(National Petroleum Reserve)

National Petroleum Reserve BLM(Type of land area)

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
Umiat 009 S 022 W 36 NESWNW Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Barium-Barite Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -156.95949, 68.62268
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • THE BARITE OCCURS WITHIN BEDDED CHERT, SHALE, AND LIMESTONE OF MISSISSIPPIAN LISBURNE GROUP AND IS ESTIMATED TO BE 20 METERS THICK. SMALL LENSES OF WITHERITE (BACO3) OCCUR LOCALLY WITHIN THE BARITE BODY. FOUR GRAB SAMPLES CONTAINED FROM 251 PPM TO 2000 PPM BARIUM. TWO GRAB SAMPLES CONTAINED BETWEEN 94.64% AND 99.90% BASO4 AND SPECIFIC GRAVITIES OF 3.9 AND 4.0 RESPECTIVELY.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1992

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

    MEYER, M.P., J.M. KURTAK, AND R.W. HICKS. RESULTS OF THE

  • Deposit

    1992 U.S. BUREAU OF MINES COLVILLE MINING DISTRICT STUDY.

  • Deposit

    BUREAU OF MINES OFR 12-93, 1993, 35 PAGES.

  • Deposit

    MEYER, M.P. ANALYTICAL RESULTS FROM THE U.S. BUREAU OF MINES

  • Deposit

    INVESTIGATIONS IN THE COLVILLE MINING DISTRICT, ALASKA.

  • Deposit

    BUREAU OF MINES OFR 34-94, 1994, 130 PAGES.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 12-JUL-1994 Pld U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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