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Upper Koness River

Occurrence in Alaska, United States with commodities Cobalt, Copper, Manganese, 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. 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 10305286
MAS/MILS ID 0020240002
Record type Site
Current site name Upper Koness River

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -144.61689, 68.40984 (WGS84)
Elevation 884
Location accuracy 100(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

Arctic B-2(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Arctic SE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Arctic(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
Umiat 012 S 032 E 28 SESESE Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Cobalt Critical Primary
Copper Primary
Manganese Critical Tertiary
Zinc Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -144.61689, 68.40984
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1977

Mining district

District name Sheenjek

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Minerals Only

Land status

Ownership category National Wilderness

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    USBM UNPB. FIELD REPORT (SOUTHWORTH & BARKER, 1982)

  • Deposit

    USBM OFR 37-81

  • Deposit

    DOE RPT GJBX-33(80)

  • Deposit

    USGS OF MAP 256

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit GEOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS OF SAMPLES OF BLACK SHALE YIELDED UP TO 180000 PPM MANGANESE. PROSPECT IS LOCATED IN ARCTIC NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 20-SEP-1991 Hfd 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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