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Pitka Fork

Prospect in Alaska, United States with commodities Molybdenum, Zinc
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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. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10257655
MAS/MILS ID 0020400001
Record type Site
Current site name Pitka Fork
Alternate or previous names Hodzana Valley Moly, Sturrock

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -148.63652, 66.97051 (WGS84)
Elevation 490
Location accuracy 500(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

Beaver D-4(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Beaver N(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Beaver C(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Yukon Flats 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 025 N 005 W 21 SESESE Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Molybdenum Primary
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -148.63652, 66.97051
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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

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DEPOSIT BASED ON MOLY BEARING FLOAT ROCK. DISCOVERED 1923. NO ACTIVITY SINCE. MINERALS: QTZ, PYRITE, SPHALERITE, & MOLYBDENUM. SOURCE BELIEVED TO BE ALONG CONTACT OF GRANITE AND SCHIST.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 12-FEB-1988 Ejm 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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