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Hematite from
Birch Creek Mine, Ruby Mining District, Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Hematite
Formula:Fe2O3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Hematite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Birch Creek Mine, Ruby Mining District, Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:577098
Long-form Identifier:1:3:577098:4
GUID (UUID V4):08a9c7da-5219-497a-9008-aaed84408173
Nearest other occurrences of Hematite
69.1km (42.9 miles) Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - MD009; east of Sunrise Creek), Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, USA
89.5km (55.6 miles) Round Top prospect (incl. Tim's Greisen prospect), Kaiyuh Mining District, Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, USA
References
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Report (issue)
ON AN APPRAISAL OF THE URANIUM POSSIBILITIES OF ALASKA* By Helmuth Wedow9 Max G 0 White, and Robert M0...authors 7 opinions of the uranium possibilities of Alaska through March 1951 S the date of the completion...Peninsula-Kobuk region ............ York district .................. Lost River area .............. Brooks Mountain...... Uranium possibilities of the York district . Nome district .................. . Uranium- possibilities...possibilities ........... Council district ................ Uranium possibilities- ........... Pairhaven and
Report (issue)
RADIOACTIVE DEPOSITS IN THE RUBY-POORMAN AND NIXON FORK DISTRICTS, WEST-CENTRAL ALASKA, 1949 UNITED STATES...RADIOACTIVE DEPOSITS IN THE RUBY-POORMAN AND NIXON FORK DISTRICTS, WEST-CENTRAL ALASKA, 1949 By Max G. White...I, Calif. CONTENTS Page Chapter A. Ruby-Poorman district Abstract ............................. Introduction......... Ruby, area ....................... Long area ....................... Granite on Birch and Straight............ Granite on upper Flint Creek ............... Poorman area .................. . Summary and
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MERTEE, Jr. INTRODUCTION The area here called the Chandalar district lies between meridians 147° and...River and the North Fork of Chandalar River. This area includes nearly all of the Chandalar River valley...River. Mining operations at present are confined to Little and Big Squaw creeks and to Big Creek, all three...Chandalar River. The Koyukuk mining district lies to the west of the Chandalar district. (See fig. 8.) The...The earliest geologic work in the Chandalar district was done in 1899, when F. C. Schrader 1 and T. G
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has long attached to deposits of iron ore in an area that centers about 25 miles northwest of Nome. A...groups of claims are held in the iron-bearing district. Three of these the Mogul, Monarch, and Galena...height of land between Sinuk Eiver and Washington Creek, a south tributary of the Sinuk. The American group...four claims, is west of Sinuk River below American Creek, and the Cub Bear group, also of four claims, crosses...crosses the divide between Washington Creek and Cripple River. Heavily iron-stained blossom occurs at
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Placer Deposits of Alaska By EDWARD H. COBB GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1374 An inventory of the...the placer mines and prospects of Alaska, their history and geologic setting UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT...and method of presentation __ Definitions _-____ Alaska Peninsula region Aleutian Islands region ________...Anchorage district _ Redoubt district ___-_ _ Valdez Creek district __ _ Willow Creek district Yentna district...district _____________ _ ____ __________ _____ Copper River region __ _ _ _ Chistochina district Nelchina
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SUMMARY OF RECONNAISSANCE FOR URANIUM AND THORIUM IN ALASKA, 1962 By Helmuth Wedow, Jr. and other* UNITED...SUMMARY OF RECONNAISSANCE FOR URANIUM AND THORIUM IN ALASKA, 1952 By Helmuth Wedow, Jr. and others This report...SUMMARY OF RECONNAISSANCE FOR URANIUM AND THORIUM IN ALASKA, 1952 CONTENTS Page Page Abstract .............Description of investigations .................. Lower Yukon-Kuskokwim region, by W. S. West ........................ Marshall area ................... Southern Kaiyuh Mountains ........ Koyukuk-Chandalar region
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RECONNAISSANCE FOR RADIOACTIVE DEPOSITS IN EASTERN INTERIOR ALASKA, 1946 This report concerns work done on behalf...RECONNAISSANCE FOR-RADIOACTIVE DEPOSITS IN EASTERN INTERIOR ALASKA, 1946 By Helmuth W edow, Jr., P. L. Killeen, and.... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fairbanks district . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Geology...Pedro Dome area.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Radioactivity studies in the Ester Dome area... . . . ...Radioactivity studies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Livengood area ..... , .... .- ...... ,'. . . . . . Geology ..
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RECONNAISSANCE FOR RADIOACTIVE DEPOSITS IN EASTERN ALASKA 1952 This report concerns work done on behalf...RECONNAISSANCE FOR RADIOACTIVE DEPOSITS IN EASTERN ALASKA 1952 By Arthur E. Nelson, Walter S. West, and John...MINERAL POINT AREA 2 INDIAN GROUP PROSPECT 3 SILVER CREEK PROSPECT 4 ROCK CREEK PROSPECT 5 NABESNA...NABESNA MINE 6 ORANGE HILL 7 CHISANA DISTRICT (we fig. 2) 6 HOPE CREEK AREA (IM fig. 3) 9 MILLER...MILLER HOUSE-CIRCLE HOT SPRINGS AREA (»e fig. 4) 10 CHANDALAR MINING DISTRICT (we fig. 5) 11 GOLD BENCH
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TATONDUK-NATION DISTRICT, ALASKA By J. B. MERTIE, Jr. ABSTRACT The Tatonduk-Nation district occupies a triangular...triangular area of about 600 square miles that forms the southern end of the Yukon-Porcupine region,...eastcentral Alaska. The Yukon River, which runs N. 60° W. along the south side of this district, delimits...delimits the Yukon-Porcupine region on the north from the YukonTanana region to the south. The Yukon-Tanana...Yukon-Tanana region contains numerous towns and mining camps and in earlier years has been completely covered by
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RECONNAISSANCE FOR RADIOACTIVE DEPOSITS IN EAST-CENTRAL ALASKA, 1949 This report concerns work done on behalf...RECONNAISSANCE FOR RADIOACTIVE DEPOSITS IN EAST-CENTRAL ALASKA, 1949 By Helmuth Wedow, Jr., M. G. White, and others..... Fairbanks district................... Melba Creek bismuth prospect... Tolovana mine.................... Cleary Hill mine............... Elliott Highway ..................... Geology ......................... Radioactivity.................. Goodluck Creek..................... Conclusions................
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PROFESSIONAL PAPER 1241-B Precambrian Rocks of Alaska By G. DONALD EBERLEIN and MARVIN A. LANPHERE CORRELATION...and isotope ages of exposed Precambrian rocks in Alaska UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE, WASHINGTON:... Eberlein, G. Donald, 1920Precambrian rocks of Alaska. (Geological Survey professional paper; 1241-B)...Geology, Stratigraphic Pre-Cambrian. 2. Geology Alaska. I. Lanphere, Marvin A., 1933- II. Title. III....... Northeastern Alaska ................................ East-central Alaska (Yukon River region) ..
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SELECTED NONMETALLI FERGUS MINERAL DEPOSITS IN CENTRAL ALASKA TO ACCOMPANY OPEN-FILE MAP 77-1680 This report...SELECTED NONMETALLI FERGUS MINERAL DEPOSITS IN CENTRAL ALASKA (To accompany Open-file Map 77-168D) By G. Donald...accompanying map have been prepared under the Regional Alaska Mineral Resource Appraisal Program (RAMRAP) to...nonmetal1iferous deposits, both lode and placer, in central Alaska. Specifically excluded are the fossil fuels (petroleum...government and private sectors, discussions with mine operators, and the firsthand knowledge of the authors
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Mendenhall, Director ^\ * Bulletin 872 THE YUKON-TANANA REGION ALASKA BY J. B. MERTIE, JR. UNITED STATES...relief__-______-____--_--------------_--_-_------- 12* Yukon Valley. ----------------------------------------Tanana...Valley..-. -_..._--------------------_---------.-Yukon-Tanana plateau___.----_--_--_---_-_-_-__--.__-____...rocks___________________________________________ Birch Creek schist and associated meta-igneous rocks.-.-_...system_____---__--------------------------_--Fossil Creek volcanics.___.____.__-___-__._------___.__ Silurian
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GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PLACER TIN DEPOSITS IN CENTRAL ALASKA By Robert M. Chapman, Robert R. Coats, and Thomas...Placer tin and gold deposits in the Morelock Creek area, by Thomas G. Payne and Robert M. Chapman ........... Mining considerations .................... Placer tin deposits in the Moran Dome area, by Robert...Investigation of reported placer tin in the Mason Creek area, by Robert M. Chapman .........................deposits .............. Placer tin deposits in the Ruby-Long area, by Robert M. Chapman. . Introduction. ...
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Sediment Quality of the Yukon River and its Tributaries, from Eagle to St. Marys, Alaska, 2002–2003 Edited...Sediment Quality of the Yukon River and its Tributaries, from Eagle to St. Marys, Alaska, 2002–2003, U.S. Geological...Open-File Report 2006-1228, 202 p. Cover photo: Yukon River, between Eagle and Circle, by Mark Dornblaser............................................... 9 Yukon River Basin................................................................................... 9 Yukon River at Eagle ................................
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DIRECTOR BULLETIN 532 ^ -J 4 THE KOYUKUK-CHANDALAR REGION ALASKA BY A. G. MADDREN WASHINGTON GOVERNMENT..._-___ Yukon Flats_____________ _______________ Hodzana highland 7 9 11 11 11 11 13 Koyukuk Flat and...Orenzik, Hodzana, and Dall rivers __ __________ Koyukuk drainage basin_ _ Tributary streams _____________..._ South Fork of the Koyukuk and tributaries__________ Middle Fork of the Koyukuk and tributaries________...Principal features _ Geologic map General section _ Birch Creek schist (pre-Ordovician?)__ ____________.._ General
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production and reserve grades source, fineness, mining methods, other economic commodities and general...is useful for analyzing the roles genetics and mining method have on placer grades and volumes. Deposits...varies from area to area. Individual workings are not included if deposit or district data are presented...gold production for the central Brooks Range, Alaska exceeded the total as reported by deposit. -2-...variety of methods and areas in Alaska, including sluice and drift mining. 5. Some volumes were estimated
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OTIS SMITH, DIKECTOB 4:4:2 MINERAL RESOURCES OF ALASKA REPORT ON PROGRESS OF INVESTIGATIONS IN 1909 ...The mining industry in 1909, by Alfred H. Brooks........................... Page. 5 20 Alaska coal...Charles A. Davis................ 101 Mining in southeastern Alaska, by Adolph Knopf......................reconnaissance in southeastern Alaska, by John C. Hoyt. Mining in the Chitina district, by Fred H. Moffit............................... Mining and prospecting on Prince William Sound, in 1909, by U. S. Grant....
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Metalliferous Lode Deposits of Alaska By HENRY C. BERG and EDWARD H. COBB . G E O L O G I C A L S...A n inventory of the mines and )- grosfiects of Alaska and their ' f geologic settings UNITED STATES...acknowledgments--- - - - - - ----- - - - -- - -- 4 Alaska Peninsula region- - - - - - - - -- - - - - - -...- - - _ - - - _ - - - - - - - - - - 16 Redoubt district--- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -...- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ---20 Valdez Creek district_--. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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MINERAL RESOURCES OF ALASKA, 1913. By ALFRED H. BROOKS and others. PREFACE. By ALFRED H. BROOKS The...annual bulletins 1 treating of the progress of mining in Alaska a.nd summarizing the results achieved du.ring...particular district are therefore urged to procure a. copy of the com­ plete report on th.at district as soon...the year and summaries of the conditions of the mining industry, including statistics of mineral production...shall serve as convenient reference works on the mining industry for the yea.rs which they cover. Lack
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Economic Geology of Alaska BULLETIN 1155 . Contributions to Economic Geology of Alaska GEOLOGICAL SURVEY...Geological Survey. Contributions to economic geology of Alaska. Washington, U.S. Govt. Print. Off., 1963. viii...1155) Bibliography: p. 87-89. 1. Geology, Economic-Alaska. 2. Mines and mineral resourcesAlaska. I. Title...Funter Bay nickel-copper deposit, Admiralty Island, Alaska, by Fred Barker-------------------------------...antimony deposits at the Stampede mine, Kantishna district, Alaska, by Fred Barker___________________________________
Report (issue)
systematic investigation of the mineral resources of Alaska by the Geological Survey has yielded a large amount...geologic features of the metalliferous deposits of Alaska, using the results obtained by the many geologists...purely scientific results which have been achieved. Alaska is rich in metallic wealth. Its lode' and placer...The rapid advance of the mining 1 Brooks, A. H., The coal resources of Alaska: Twenty-second Ann. Kept... The Alaska coal fields: Bull. U. S. Geol. Survey No. 314,1907, pp.40-46 Brooks, A. H., Alaska coal and
Report (issue)
868 D THE KAIYUH HILLS, ALASKA BY J. B. MERTIE, JR. Mineral resources of Alaska, 1934 (Pages 145-178)...sketch map of the Kaiyuh Hills and part of the Ruby district....__._____-__-_------_-_-___-_--_-__--____...province which lies southeast of the Yukon River in west-central Alaska. These hills are uninhabited, and...both in these hills and in the adjoining Ruby mining district. Traces of alluvial gold were alsoobserved...extends south and southwest from Ruby into the lower valleys of the Yukon and Kuskokwim Rivers. They are
Report (issue)
MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE REGION TRAVERSED BY THE ALASKA RAILROAD. By STEPHEN R. CAPPS. INTRODUCTION. ...bridge across Tanana Kiver, in March, 1923, the Alaska Railroad, begun in 1915, was opened for direct...Pacific coast, and Fairbanks, in the heart of central Alaska, a distance of 468 miles (fig. 1). Rarely has ...showing location of the region traversed by the Alaska Railroad. the construction of a railroad of this...but those great navigable rivers, the Yukon, Tanana, and Koyukuk, are all connected by boat service with
Report (issue)
of the Kobuk River basin there is a mineralized area in which placer gold has been mined and copper,...produced annually for several years, in 1910 the district was nearly deserted. Many problems of importance...and the Kobuk on the south. Although this small area is the place where minerals of economic importance...features of northwestern Alaska is in preparation and will serve to extend the area covered by this more...TOPOGRAPHY. Figure 19 shows the general location of the area, which for convenience will be called the Shungnak
 
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