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Occurrence in Alaska, United States with commodity Tungsten
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Mineral occurrence model information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mining district
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10001520
MRDS ID A012267
Record type Site
Current site name Unnamed

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -144.63593, 65.0889 (WGS84)
Relative position The location is the site of sample nos. 18014 and 18015, plate 1, of the Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys Report of Investigations 84-4 (Albanese, 1984). This is a ridgetop occurrence in the headwaters of the Middle Fork of the Chena River, approximately 13 miles NE of VABM 4113.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Fairbanks North Star(Borough)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Circle A-2(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Circle SE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Circle(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tungsten Critical Primary

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 42
USGS model code 14a
Deposit model name W skarn

Nearby scientific data

(1) -144.63593, 65.0889
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • Geologic Description = A tungsten-bearing skarn. Two samples contained 190 ppm W and 435 ppm W (Albanese, 1984).

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic

Comments on exploration

  • Status = Inactive

Mining district

District name Circle

Comments on the workings information

  • Workings / Exploration = Surface samples taken.

Reference information

Comments on the references

  • Primary Reference = Albanese, 1984.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Model Name = Tungsten skarn (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 14a)

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 14-SEP-98 C.J. Freeman Avalon Development Corporation
Reporter 14-SEP-98 J.R. Guidetti Schaefer Avalon Development Corporation
Reporter 14-SEP-98 Clements, A.S. Avalon Development Corporation

Beyond USGS

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Authoritative Alaska resources

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