| Deposit ID | 10281692 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0020200029 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Whoopie Creek |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -157.85645, 68.23705 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 640 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
North Slope(Borough)
Alaska(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Howard Pass A-4(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)
Howard Pass SE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Howard Pass C(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Noatak River(hydrologic unit)
Noatak River-Lisburne Peninsula(hydrologic accounting unit)
Northwest(hydrologic subregion)
Alaska(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Noatak National Preserve(National Preserve)
National Preserve NPS(Type of land area)
NPS(Federal land areas administered by NPS)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| United States | Alaska |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kateel River | 033 N | 004 E | 25 | Alaska |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Ore Body (1) | -157.85645, 68.23705 |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1977 |
| District name | Koyukuk District |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Unknown |
|---|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Minerals Only |
| Ownership category | Federal |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0020200029 |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 05-FEB-1991 | Mpm | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
These are landing pages for further research — the state agencies don't currently expose per-mine deep links.