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Moil Creek

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. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10307425
Record type Site
Current site name Moil Creek

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -162.95373, 68.10944 (WGS84)
Relative position According to unpublished industry data, the Moil Creek occurrence is at an elevatrion of about 750 feet, on a short, east-flowing tributary to Ikalukrok Creek (J. Britton, oral communication, 1998). The map site is in section 2, T. 31 N., R. 19 W., of the Kateel River Meridian. The location is accurate to within 0.5 mile.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Northwest Arctic(Borough)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

De Long Mountains A-2(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

De Long Mountains SE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

De Long Mountains(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Wulik-Kivalina Rivers(hydrologic unit)

Noatak River-Lisburne Peninsula(hydrologic accounting unit)

Northwest(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Barium-Barite Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Barite Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 212
USGS model code 31b
Deposit model name Bedded barite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -162.95373, 68.10944
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • Geologic Description = The Moil Creek occurrence consists of bedded barite lenses in dark Triassic(?) shales of the Otuk Formation (D. Moore, oral communication, 1985).
  • Age = Triassic

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence

Comments on exploration

  • Status = Inactive

Mining district

District name Lisburne

Reference information

Comments on the references

  • Primary Reference = This description

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Model Name = Bedded barite (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 31b).

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 21-DEC-99 Williams, Anita U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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