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Rapid River Be-Fluorite Deposits

Occurrence in Alaska, United States with commodities Fluorine-Fluorite, Beryllium, Tin
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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. Controls for ore emplacement
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10067311
MRDS ID W000016
Record type Site
Current site name Rapid River Be-Fluorite Deposits

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -167.3034, 65.45759 (WGS84)
Elevation 61

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Nome(Census area)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Teller B-5(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Teller SE(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

Diomede Native Corporation(ANCSA Village)

ANCSA Village NTVPIC(Type of land area)

NTVPIC(Federal land areas administered by NTVPIC)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Fluorine-Fluorite Critical Tertiary
Beryllium Critical Tertiary
Tin Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Cassiterite Ore
Chrysoberyl Ore
Fluorite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -167.3034, 65.45759
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Economic information

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Rapid River Thrust Fault

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: REPLACEMENT VEINS AND VEINLETS IN LIMESTONE & DOLOMITE. DEPOSITS ALINED ALONG RAPID RIVER FAULT FOR 4,400 FT.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Both
Significant No

Comments on the production information

  • UNDER DEVELOPMENT (1971) BY LOST RIVER MINING CORP. EXPLORED IN 1963 BY NEWMONT MINING CO.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • PRIVATE REPORT FROM NEWMONT MINING CO. STATES THAT CASSITERITE-SULFIDE MINERALIZATION FOUND IN DEEP DRILL HOLES.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1971 Sainsbury, C.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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