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Kugururok River

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10003396
MRDS ID A106152
Record type Site
Current site name Kugururok River

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -161.43371, 68.16947 (WGS84)
Relative position Location plotted is locality 2 of Grybeck (1977, p. 10), on Trail Creek about 2 mi (3.2 km) above confluence with Kugururok River; located to within 2 mi (3.2 km).

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Northwest Arctic(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

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Chromium Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chromite Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 15
USGS model code 8a
Deposit model name Podiform chromite (minor)
Mark3 model number none

Nearby scientific data

(1) -161.43371, 68.16947
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • Geologic Description = Specimen of chromite collected from a 'large amount of similar material said to occur in that area' (Grybeck, 1977, p. 10). Chromite probably derived from the gabbro-ultramafic complex at Misheguk Mouantain.
  • Age = Jurassic

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic

Comments on exploration

  • Status = Inactive

Mining district

District name Noatak

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Comments on the references

  • Primary Reference = Grybeck (1977)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Model Name = Lode; podiform chromite?

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 24-SEP-1996 J.H. Dover U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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

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