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Ray River Basin

Occurrence in Alaska, United States with commodities REE, Tin
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  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. Mining district
  10. Mineral rights holdings
  11. Land status
  12. Reserves and resources
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10160473
MAS/MILS ID 0020390062
Record type Site
Current site name Ray River Basin

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -150.19485, 66.02885 (WGS84)
Elevation 122
Location accuracy 5000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Yukon-Koyukuk(Census area)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Bettles A-1(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Bettles SE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Bettles(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Fairbanks 014 N 013 W 24 NE Alaska

Comments on the location information

  • LAT/LONG DATA IS FOR CONFLUENCE OF RAY RIVER AND NO NAME CREEK. HOWEVER, PLACER GRAVELS ARE LOCATED ALONG THE EXTENT OF BOTH RIVERS. COMPLETE LOCATION DATA FOR THE RAY RIVER BASIN IS AS FOLLOWS (REFERENCED TO FAIRBANKS MERIDIAN): SEC. 19,28,29,33,34; T14N, R12W SEC. 03,10,11,14,23,25; T13N, R12W SEC. 21,22,23,24,28,31,32; T14N, R13W SEC. 01,02,03,05,06,07,08,17,18,19,20; T13N, R14W SEC. 32,33,34; T14N, R14W SEC. 01,02,03,04,07,08,13,14,19,20,21,22; T13N, R15W SEC. 04,09,10,11,12,16,20,21,29; T13N, R16W EASTERN PORTION OF THE RAY RIVER BASIN IS WITHIN THE TRANSALASKA PIPELINE UTILITY CORRIDOR.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
REE Critical Tertiary
Tin Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) Qs
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Placer
Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1969

Mining district

District name Melozitna

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1991
    Inferred 49500000kg commodity
    Total resources 49500000kg commodity
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Tin Sn 0.21 wt-pct Tin Major 1991

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • REPORTED GRADE IS THE MIDPOINT OF VALUES RANGING BETWEEN 0.12 AND 0.30 KG/CU-M.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    USBM IC 9104

  • Deposit

    USBM OFR 59-83

  • Deposit

    AK DNR GEOL REP 35

  • Deposit

    USBM OFR 34-91

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 14-JUN-1991 Djb U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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

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Authoritative Alaska resources

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