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Avan 123-130

Prospect in Alaska, United States with commodities Chromium, Gold
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Mineral rights holdings
  12. Land status
  13. Reserves and resources
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10281809
MAS/MILS ID 0020190004
Record type Site
Current site name Avan 123-130
Alternate or previous names Avan Hills

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Claim
Geographic coordinates: -161.90374, 68.24946 (WGS84)
Elevation 305
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

North Slope(Borough)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Misheguk Mountain A-5(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Misheguk Mountain S(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Misheguk Mountain(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)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Kateel River 032 N 015 W 11 SWSE Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Chromium Critical Tertiary
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

Claim (1) -161.90374, 68.24946
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 DISSEMINATED
    Shape of Orebody #1 UNKNOWN
    Type of Orebody #2 OTHER
    Shape of Orebody #2 LENTICULAR
    Type of Orebody #3 OTHER
    Shape of Orebody #3 OTHER
    Primary mode of Origin MAGMATIC DIFFER
    Date of Last Modification 910708

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Noatak

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category National Wilderness

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1985
    Inferred 1213000mt ore
    Total resources 1213000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Chromium Cr2O3 5 wt-pct Chromium Trace 1985

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Ownership

    ALASKA KARDEX 019-004

  • Deposit

    BMOF103-78, 170-187

  • Deposit

    USBM OFR 20-73

  • Deposit

    USBM OFR 97-85, 9-13

  • Deposit

    USBM IC 9087, 23-29

  • Deposit

    USBM UNPB. FIELD REPORT (FOLEY, 1989)

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 25-SEP-1991 Dwb/Djb U.S. Bureau of Mines

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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