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Unnamed (east of Atigun Pass)

Occurrence in Alaska, United States with commodities Silver, Lead
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Mining district
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10308171
Record type Site
Current site name Unnamed (east of Atigun Pass)

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -149.32341, 68.11973 (WGS84)
Relative position Site is at an elevation of about 5,500 ft. approximately 4 miles east of Atigun Pass (south-center sec. 22, T. 15 S., R. 12 E., of the Umiat Meridian) Location accurate within 1-mile radius.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

North Slope(Borough)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Philip Smith Mountains A-4(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Philip Smith Mountains S(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Philip Smith Mountains(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Lead Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -149.32341, 68.11973
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • Geologic Description = Occurrence is described only as a bright red soil, weathering from Upper Devonian Kanayut Conglomerate, which contains anomalous concentrations of Pb (200 ppm) and Ag (2 ppm) (Menzie and others, 1985; USGS field station 75ABE133). No other descriptive information is available.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence

Comments on exploration

  • Status = Inactive

Mining district

District name Chandalar

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    Menzie, W.D., Reiser, H.N., Brosgi, W.P., and Detterman, R.L., 1985, Map showing distribution of mineral resources (excepting oil and gas) in the Philip Smith Mountains quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Investigations Map MF-879-C, 2 sheets, scale 1:250,000.

Comments on the references

  • Primary Reference = Menzie and others, 1985

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 17-NOV-99 J.M. Britton U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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Authoritative Alaska resources

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