| Deposit ID | 10307427 |
|---|---|
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Unnamed (near Mt. Kelly) |
| Geographic coordinates: | -163.7438, 68.44943 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | The approximate location of this occurrence is at an elevation of about 1,400 feet on a headwater tributary of Kukpuk River, about 3 miles west-southwest of Mt. Kelly. The map site is in section 25, T.11 S., R. 51 W., of the Umiat Meridian. Early reports refer to this site as Ikuk Creek (see Additional Comments). |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
North Slope(Borough)
Alaska(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
De Long Mountains B-3(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)
De Long Mountains SE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
De Long Mountains C(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Lisburne Peninsula(hydrologic unit)
Noatak River-Lisburne Peninsula(hydrologic accounting unit)
Northwest(hydrologic subregion)
Alaska(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| United States | Alaska |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| (1) | -163.7438, 68.44943 |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|
| District name | Lisburne |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Alaska Resource Data File | ARDF | DL009 |
Smith, P.S., and Mertie, J.B., Jr., 1930, Geology and mineral resources of northwestern Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 815, 315 p.
Berg, H.C., and Cobb, E.H., 1967, Metalliferous Lode Deposits of Alaska. U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1246, 254 p.
Cobb, E.H., 1975, Summary of references to mineral occurrences (other than mineral fuels and construction materials) in northern Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 75-628, 106 p.
Grybeck, D.J., 1977, Known mineral deposits of the Brooks Range, Alaska: US Geological Survey Open-File Report 77-166C, 41 p., 1 sheet, scale 1:1,000,000.
Cobb, E.H., Mayfield, C.F., and Brosge, W.P., 1981, Summaries of data on and lists of references to metallic and selected nonmetallic mineral occurrences in eleven quadrangles in northern Alaska (Arctic, Baird Mountains, Chandler Lake, DeLong Mountains, Demarcation Point, Howard Pass, Misheguk Mountain, Mount Michelson, Noatak, Point Lay, and Table Mountain); Supplement to Open-File Report 75-628; Part A, Summaries of data to January 1, 1981: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 81-767-A, 25 p.
Smith. P.S., 1913, The Noatak-Kobuk region, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 536, 60 p.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | Model Name = Gold-bearing pyrite. |
| Deposit | Other Comments = This occurrence is based on a quote from Stockton's report from the cruise of the USS Thetis in 1889. It mentions a discovery of gold by a prospector named Kelly on Ikuk Creek. The gold is reported to be in 'sulphurets of iron' (Smith and Mertie, 1930). |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 21-DEC-99 | Williams, Anita | U.S. Geological Survey |
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