Snake River Iron Deposit

Prospect in Canada with commodity Iron
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Ownership information
  9. Reserves and resources
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10133503
MAS/MILS ID 1220600009
Record type Site
Current site name Snake River Iron Deposit
Alternate or previous names Crest Iron Property

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -132.50243, 65.09995 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Canada

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -132.50243, 65.09995

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Crest Exploration Ltd
    Interest 100
    Home office Canada
    Year 1960

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1966
    Inferred 1800000000mt ore
    Total resources 1800000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Iron Fe 46 wt-pct Iron Major 1966
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1966
    Inferred 4500000000mt ore
    Total resources 4500000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Iron Fe 46 wt-pct Iron Major 1966

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

    DOUGLAS, R.J.W., ED., GEOLOGY AND ECONOMIC MINERALS OF

  • Reserve-Resource

    CANADA, GEOL. SURV. OF CANADA, EMR CANADA, ECONOMIC

  • Reserve-Resource

    GEOLOGY REPORT NO. 1, PART B, 1976, P.498.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 21-OCT-1983 Porter, Kenneth E. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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