Marsh Fork

Occurrence in Alaska, United States with commodities Cobalt, Copper, Zinc
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Land status
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10112346
MAS/MILS ID 0020150011
Record type Site
Current site name Marsh Fork
Alternate or previous names Tributary of Canning River, Iron Creek Trib. of Marsh Fork, Chert Creek Trib. of Marsh Fork

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -146.03873, 69.02153 (WGS84)
Elevation 914
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

North Slope(Borough)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Mount Michelson A-4(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Mount Michelson SW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Mount Michelson(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Canning River(hydrologic unit)

Eastern Arctic(hydrologic accounting unit)

Arctic Alaska(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge(National Wildlife Refuge)

National Wildlife Refuge FWS(Type of land area)

FWS(Federal land areas administered by FWS)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Umiat 005 S 026 E 07 SW Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Cobalt Critical Primary
Copper Primary
Zinc Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -146.03873, 69.02153

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Minerals Only

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BM UNPB

Comments on the references

  • BARKER, J. AND SOUTHWORTH D., 1983 (UNPB BOM FIELD RPT)

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 12-FEB-1988 Hfd U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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

Authoritative Alaska resources

These are landing pages for further research — the state agencies don't currently expose per-mine deep links.