| Deposit ID | 10003258 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | A105605 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Eli River Occurrence |
| Related records | 10112056 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -161.43419, 67.63557 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Northwest Arctic(Borough)
Alaska(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Baird Mountains C-5(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)
Baird Mountains N(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Baird Mountains(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Lower 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 |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Limonite | Gangue |
| Result | SAMPLE CONTAINED 1% CU. |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| (1) | -161.43419, 67.63557 |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Noatak |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Park |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | A105605 |
USGS MF-386 (C-5), LOC. 1.
USGS OF 75-268, P. 37.
USGS OF 81-767A, P. A6.
USBM OF 103-78, P. 127, 333-339, 492.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | MINERALIZED QUARTZ VEIN IN LIMESTONE CONTAINS MALACHITE AND LIMONITE. AT 67 DEGREES 38' N, 161 DEGREES 25'W A FLOAT BOULDER OF QUARTZ CONTAINED SMALL BLEBS OF CHALCOPYRITE AND MINOR MALACHITE. |
| Deposit | THIS SITE NAME WAS CREATED BY THE REPORTER OR OTHER USGS EMPLOYEE BASED ON PROXIMITY TO SOME MAJOR GEOGRAPHIC FEATURE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-AUG-1987 | Powers, M.T. (Huber, D.F.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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