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Anikovik River Placer

Occurrence in Alaska, United States with commodities Chromium, Tin, Gold
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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. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10003228
MRDS ID A016043
Record type Site
Current site name Anikovik River Placer

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -167.63202, 65.50565 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Nome(Census area)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Teller C-6(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Teller NE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Teller(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Imuruk Basin(hydrologic unit)

Norton Sound(hydrologic accounting unit)

Northwest(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Wales Native Corporation(ANCSA Village)

ANCSA Village UND(Type of land area)

UND(Federal land areas administered by UND)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Comments on the location information

  • USBM RI 5520, FIG. 5, CHURN-DRILL HOLES 23-25. 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
Tin Critical Secondary
Gold Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chromite Ore
Apatite Gangue
Augite Gangue
Limonite Gangue
Olivine Gangue
Pyrite Gangue
Cassiterite Unknown
Gold Unknown

Analytical data

Result ANALYSIS OF SAMPLE FROM ONE CHURN-DRILL HOLE INDICATED 0.23 LB CHROMITE PER CY CONTAINING 48% CHROMIC OXIDE
Result ANOTHER HOLE CONTAINED TRACE SN AND AU, SUBM RI 5520, TABLES 8 AND 9, HOLE NOS. 23, 24.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Phyllite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -167.63202, 65.50565
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 1.52M

Comments on the geologic information

  • MAJOR.UNITS: CARBONACEOUS AND CALCAREOUS SHALES

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Comments on development

  • USBM CHURN-DRILLING: 1956-57.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MINOR AMOUNTS OF CHROMITE, CASSITERITE AND AU IN CHURN-DRILL SAMPLES; GRAVEL 1.5 TO 5.0 FT DEEP.
Deposit THIS SITE NAME WAS CREATED BY THE REPORTER OR OTHER USGS EMPLOYEE BASED ON PROXIMITY TO SOME MAJOR GEOGRAPHIC FEATURE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-1987 Leonard, Kenneth R. (Huber, Donald F.) U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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

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