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Unnamed (near head of Kobuk River)

Occurrence in Alaska, United States with commodities Tin, Tungsten, Zinc, Beryllium, Bismuth
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Alteration
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10308336
Record type Site
Current site name Unnamed (near head of Kobuk River)

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -154.02342, 67.30961 (WGS84)
Relative position This site represents two occurrences in a north-trneding, mile-long area near the head of the Kobuk River. The center of the area is in the N1/2 of sec. 17, T. 22 N., R. 22 E., of the Kateel River Meridian. The location is accurate to within 2000 ft. The site corresponds to localities 53 and 54 of Grybeck and Nelson (1981).

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Yukon-Koyukuk(Census area)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Survey Pass B-3(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

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

Survey Pass C(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Kobuk River(hydrologic unit)

Kobuk-Selawik Rivers(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
Tin Critical Primary
Tungsten Critical Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Beryllium Critical Secondary
Bismuth Critical Secondary

Alteration

  • (Local) Calc-silicate minerals.

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 43
USGS model code 14b
Deposit model name Sn skarn

Nearby scientific data

(1) -154.02342, 67.30961
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • Geologic Description = The occurrences consist of small skarn deposits adjacent to Devonian granite and Paleozoic metamorphic rocks (Nelson and Grybeck, 1980). Selected float samples contain 200 ppm Be, 200 to 500 ppm Bi, 500 ppm W, 1000 ppm Sn, and 500 to 2000 ppm Zn. The occurrences are similar to other skarn deposits in the Brooks Range (Newberry and others, 1986).
  • Age = Devonian; related to the intrusion of Devonian pluton.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence

Comments on exploration

  • Status = Inactive

Mining district

District name Koyukuk

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Comments on the references

  • Primary Reference = Grybeck and Nelson, 1981

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Model Name = Skarn (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 14b)
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

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