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Unnamed Occurrence

Occurrence in Alaska, United States with commodities Chromium, Nickel, Zinc, Lead
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Land status
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10001249
MRDS ID A011968
Record type Site
Current site name Unnamed Occurrence

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -151.69669, 67.35105 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Yukon-Koyukuk(Census area)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Wiseman B-4(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Wiseman SE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Wiseman C(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Comments on the location information

  • ADGGS OFR 133B, PLATE 1, NO. 71 LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Chromium Critical Primary
Nickel Critical Secondary
Zinc Critical Tertiary
Lead Tertiary

Comments on the commodity information

  • SEE DEPOSIT DESCRIPTION COMMENTS

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Sphalerite Ore

Analytical data

Result 1000 PPM CR, 200 PPM NI, 200 PPM PB, 500 PPM ZN, GRAB SAMPLE, ADGGSOFR 133B, TABLE 2, NO. 71

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite

Nearby scientific data

(1) DPxasm
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Koyukuk

Land status

Ownership category State

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit FUCHSITE-BEARING QUARTZITE; ANOMALOUS ZN, PB, AS DETECTED IN ANALYSIS; SPHALERITE AND ARSENOPYRITE MAY BE PRESENT BUT NOT VISIBLE IN HANDSAMPLE

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1986 Leonard, Kenneth R. (Elliott, R. L.) 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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