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Porcupine River Paleochannel

Occurrence in Alaska, United States with commodities Tin, Tungsten
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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. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10232863
MAS/MILS ID 0020330010
Record type Site
Current site name Porcupine River Paleochannel

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -141.27302, 67.33046 (WGS84)
Elevation 297
Location accuracy 10(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

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

Coleen SE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Coleen(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

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
Fairbanks 029 N 029 E 21 CNWNE Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tin Critical Primary
Tungsten Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -141.27302, 67.33046
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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 1978

Mining district

District name Sheenjek

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Land status

Ownership category National Wilderness

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    USBM OFR 27-81, 116-118

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit PROSPECT IS LOCATED WITHIN THE ARCTIC NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE. LOCATION DATA IS FOR PAN CONCENTRATE SAMPLE YIELDING VALUES OF 7000 PPM SN AND 3000 PPM W. LOCATIONS OF ADDITIONAL SAMPLES IN THE SAME AREA ARE: NWSWSE, SEC 16 (2000 PPM SN) NWNWSW, SEC 16 (5000 PPM SN) SWSESE, SEC 17 (2000 PPM SN) NENWNE, SEC 22 (1000 PPM SN) NWNWNW, SEC 14 (2000 PPM SN) NWNESW, SEC 11 (5000 PPM SN)

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 18-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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