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Angunelechak Pass

Occurrence in Alaska, United States with commodity Silver
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Mining district
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  10. Bibliographic references
  11. General comments
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10308331
Record type Site
Current site name Angunelechak Pass

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -155.26346, 67.34958 (WGS84)
Relative position This site as reported by Smith (1913), is in Angunelechak Pass. The map site is at an elevation of about 4000 feet, about 0.5 mile northeast of the pass. It is in the SW1/4 of sec. 35, T. 22 N., R. 16 E., of the Kateel River Meridian. The location is accurate to within 2000 ft. The site corresponds to location 42 of Grybeck and Nelson (1981).

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Northwest Arctic(Borough)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Survey Pass B-5(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Survey Pass S(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Survey Pass(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Noatak River(hydrologic unit)

Noatak River-Lisburne Peninsula(hydrologic accounting unit)

Northwest(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Gates of the Arctic National Park(National Park)

National Park NPS(Type of land area)

NPS(Federal land areas administered by NPS)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -155.26346, 67.34958
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • Geologic Description = This occurrence consists of a prospector's report of silver prior to 1913 (Smith, 1913). There is no other substantiation of mineralization in the vicinity.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence

Comments on exploration

  • Status = Inactive

Mining district

District name Shungnak

Comments on the workings information

  • Workings / Exploration = Silver reported prior to 1913 by a propsector. No other substantiation of mineralization in vicinity.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    Grybeck, D.J., and Nelson, S.W., 1981, Mineral deposit map of the Survey Pass quadrangle, Brooks Range, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-1176-F, 1 sheet, scale 1:250,000.

  • Deposit

    Smith. P.S., 1913, The Noatak-Kobuk region, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 536, 60 p.

Comments on the references

  • Primary Reference = Grybeck and Nelson, 1981

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Other Comments = Located within Gates of the Arctic National Park.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 21-SEP-99 S.W. Nelson U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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

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