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Sours Prospect

Prospect 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. 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 10184873
MAS/MILS ID 0020260001
Record type Site
Current site name Sours Prospect
Alternate or previous names Ah-Lee-Nik Discovery 1-8, Asik Mt., Maiyumerak Mts.

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Claim
Geographic coordinates: -162.43692, 67.44113 (WGS84)
Elevation 305
Location accuracy 5000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Northwest Arctic(Borough)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Noatak B-1(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Noatak SE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Noatak(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

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Kateel River 024 N 017 W 34 NE Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Chromium Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Claim (1) -162.43692, 67.44113
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Comments on the references

  • FOLEY, BARKER, DAHLIN, AND BROWN, 1984 (BOM OFR)

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.

Maps centered on this site

Authoritative Alaska resources

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