102 focus areas match these criteria.
| Focus area | Region | States | Mineral Systems | Deposit types | Commodities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska Peninsula-Aleutian Range Gold | Alaska | Alaska | Reduced intrusion-related | Gold | gold; silver |
| Alaska Peninsula-Aleutian Range PCD | Alaska | Alaska | Porphyry Cu-Mo-Au | Porphyry/skarn copper | copper; gold; lead; molybdenum; selenium; silver; uranium |
| Big Delta-Circle-Livengood | Alaska | Alaska | Basin brine path | Zinc-lead (MVT and sedex) | copper; lead; silver |
| Black River-Charley River-Eagle | Alaska | Alaska | Basin brine path | Barite (replacement and bedded); Zinc-lead (MVT and sedex) | copper; lead; silver |
| Brooks Range-Central Belt Sed Cu | Alaska | Alaska | Basin brine path | Copper (sed-hosted and replacement) | copper; lead; silver; uranium |
| Brooks Range-Northeastern Sed Cu | Alaska | Alaska | Basin brine path | Copper (sed-hosted and replacement) | copper; lead; silver; uranium |
| Brooks Range-Northern Foreland Sed Cu | Alaska | Alaska | Basin brine path | Barite (replacement and bedded); Copper (sed-hosted and replacement) | copper; lead; silver; uranium |
| Central Alaska PCD | Alaska | Alaska | Porphyry Cu-Mo-Au | Porphyry/skarn copper | copper; gold; lead; molybdenum; selenium; silver; uranium |
| Central Alaska Range | Alaska | Alaska | Basin brine path | Barite; Zinc-lead (MVT and sedex) | copper; lead; silver |
| Central Alaska-Seward Peninsula Gold | Alaska | Alaska | Reduced intrusion-related | Gold | gold; silver |
| Central Alaska-Seward Peninsula Gold | Alaska | Alaska | Orogenic | Gold | gold; silver |
| Central Brooks Range Sn-W | Alaska | Alaska | Porphyry Sn (granite-related) | Greisen; Pegmatite LCT; Porphyry/skarn | molybdenum |
| Central Seward Peninsula | Alaska | Alaska | Volcanogenic seafloor | Copper-zinc sulfide; Polymetallic sulfide; Zinc-copper sulfide | copper; gold; lead; silver |
| Chugach Mountains-Kodiak Island PGE | Alaska | Alaska | Mafic magmatic | Chromite; Nickel-copper-PGE sulfide | copper; gold; selenium; silver |
| Chugach Range Gold | Alaska | Alaska | Orogenic | Gold | gold; silver |
| Chugach Range Gold | Alaska | Alaska | Reduced intrusion-related | Gold | gold; silver |
| Chugach Range Graphite | Alaska | Alaska | Metamorphic | Graphite (coal or carbonaceous sed) | (none) |
| Coast Mountain Belt | Alaska | Alaska | Volcanogenic seafloor | Copper-zinc sulfide; Polymetallic sulfide | copper; gold; lead; silver |
| Darby-Hogatza REE | Alaska | Alaska | Magmatic REE | Peralkaline syenite/granite/rhyolite/alaskite/pegmatites | copper; thorium; uranium; yttrium |
| Darby-Hogatza Sn-W | Alaska | Alaska | Porphyry Sn (granite-related) | Greisen; Pegmatite LCT; Porphyry/skarn | molybdenum |
| Darby-Hogatza SsU-V-Co | Alaska | Alaska | Meteoric recharge | Sandstone uranium | uranium |
| Eastern Alaska Range | Alaska | Alaska | Volcanogenic seafloor | Barite; Copper-zinc sulfide; Polymetallic sulfide; Zinc-copper sulfide | copper; gold; lead; silver |
| Eastern Alaska Range (Alexandria-Wrangellia Terrane) PCD | Alaska | Alaska | Porphyry Cu-Mo-Au | Porphyry/skarn copper | copper; gold; lead; molybdenum; selenium; silver; uranium |
| Eastern Alaska Range-Talkeetna Mountains Gold | Alaska | Alaska | Reduced intrusion-related | Gold | gold; silver |
| Eastern Alaska Range-Talkeetna Mountains Gold | Alaska | Alaska | Orogenic | Gold | gold; silver |
| Eastern Brooks Range-Old Crow Gold | Alaska | Alaska | Orogenic | Gold | gold; silver |
| Eastern Brooks Range-Old Crow Gold | Alaska | Alaska | Reduced intrusion-related | Gold | gold; silver |
| Eastern Brooks Range-Old Crow PCD | Alaska | Alaska | Porphyry Cu-Mo-Au | Porphyry/skarn copper | copper; gold; lead; molybdenum; selenium; silver; uranium |
| Eastern Brooks Range-Old Crow PorphMo-W | Alaska | Alaska | Climax-type | Porphyry molybdenum | molybdenum; silver |
| Eastern Interior | Alaska | Alaska | Volcanogenic seafloor | Copper-zinc sulfide; Polymetallic sulfide; Zinc-copper sulfide | copper; gold; lead; silver |
| Farewell Terrane | Alaska | Alaska | Basin brine path | Barite (replacement and bedded); Zinc-lead (MVT and sedex) | copper; lead; silver |
| Glacier Bay | Alaska | Alaska | Porphyry Cu-Mo-Au | Porphyry/skarn copper | copper; gold; lead; molybdenum; selenium; silver; uranium |
| Goodnews Bay (Kilbuk Terrane) PGE | Alaska | Alaska | Mafic magmatic | Chromite; Nickel-copper-PGE sulfide | copper; gold; selenium; silver |
| Johnson River | Alaska | Alaska | Volcanogenic seafloor | Polymetallic sulfide | copper; gold; lead; silver |
| Johnson River | Alaska | Alaska | Porphyry Cu-Mo-Au | Polymetallic sulfide S-R-V-IS | cadmium; copper; gold; lead; silver |
| Kasaan Peninsula (Prince of Wales Island) | Alaska | Alaska | IOA-IOCG | Iron oxide copper gold; Polymetallic sulfide S-R-V | copper; gold; iron; lead; molybdenum; silver |
| Kokrine Hills-Yukon Flats (Tozitna and Angayucham Terranes) PGE | Alaska | Alaska | Mafic magmatic | Chromite; Nickel-copper-PGE sulfide | copper; gold; selenium; silver |
| Kokrines-Hodzana REE | Alaska | Alaska | Magmatic REE | Peralkaline syenite/granite/rhyolite/alaskite/pegmatites | copper; lead; molybdenum; silver; thorium; uranium; yttrium |
| Kokrines-Hodzana Sn-W | Alaska | Alaska | Porphyry Sn (granite-related) | Greisen; Pegmatite LCT; Porphyry/skarn | molybdenum |
| Kokrines-Hodzana SsU-V-Co | Alaska | Alaska | Meteoric recharge | Sandstone uranium | uranium |
| Kougruk Fault zone | Alaska | Alaska | Volcanogenic seafloor | Copper-zinc sulfide; Polymetallic sulfide; Zinc-copper sulfide | copper; gold; lead; silver |
| Kuskokwim Mountains Gold | Alaska | Alaska | Reduced intrusion-related | Gold | gold; silver |
| Kuskokwim Mountains PCD | Alaska | Alaska | Porphyry Cu-Mo-Au | Porphyry/skarn copper | copper; gold; lead; molybdenum; selenium; silver; uranium |
| Kuskokwim-White Mountains REE | Alaska | Alaska | Magmatic REE | Carbonatite | copper; gold; iron; magnetite; phosphorus; thorium; uranium; vermiculite; yttrium |
| Kuskokwim-White Mountains Sn-W | Alaska | Alaska | Porphyry Sn (granite-related) | Greisen; Pegmatite LCT; Porphyry/skarn | molybdenum |
| Kuskokwim-White Mountains SsU-V-Co | Alaska | Alaska | Meteoric recharge | Sandstone uranium | uranium |
| Lisburne | Alaska | Alaska | Marine evaporite | Gypsum; Potash; Salt | gypsum (CaSO4•2H2O); salt (NaCl) |
| Lisburne-Hanna Trough | Alaska | Alaska | Marine evaporite | Gypsum; Potash; Salt | gypsum (CaSO4•2H2O); salt (NaCl) |
| Lost River-Kougarok Sn-W | Alaska | Alaska | Porphyry Sn (granite-related) | Greisen; Pegmatite LCT; Porphyry/skarn | molybdenum |
| Nome belt | Alaska | Alaska | Volcanogenic seafloor | Barite; Copper-zinc sulfide; Polymetallic sulfide; Zinc-copper sulfide | copper; gold; lead; silver |
| Nome Complex Sed Cu | Alaska | Alaska | Basin brine path | Copper (sed-hosted and replacement) | copper; lead; silver; uranium |
| Northern Alaska Range REE | Alaska | Alaska | Magmatic REE | Peralkaline syenite/granite/rhyolite/alaskite/pegmatites | copper; thorium; uranium; yttrium |
| Northern Alaska Range Sn-W | Alaska | Alaska | Porphyry Sn (granite-related) | Greisen; Pegmatite LCT; Porphyry/skarn | molybdenum |
| Northern Alaska Range SsU-V-Co | Alaska | Alaska | Meteoric recharge | Sandstone uranium | uranium |
| Northern Brooks Range | Alaska | Alaska | Volcanogenic seafloor | Barite; Copper-zinc sulfide; Polymetallic sulfide; Zinc-copper sulfide | copper; gold; lead; silver |
| Northern Brooks Range (Angayucham Terrane) PGE | Alaska | Alaska | Mafic magmatic | Chromite; Nickel-copper-PGE sulfide | copper; gold; selenium; silver |
| Placer Au | Alaska | Alaska | Placer | Cassiterite; Gold; Monazite/xenotime; PGE; Zircon | gold; thorium; yttrium |
| Placer Au and PGE | Alaska | Alaska | Placer | Cassiterite; Gold; Ilmenite/rutile/leucoxene; Monazite/xenotime; PGE; Zircon | gold; thorium; yttrium |
| Placer Au and Sn | Alaska | Alaska | Placer | Cassiterite; Gold; Monazite/xenotime; PGE; Zircon | gold; thorium; yttrium |
| Placer Au and Ti | Alaska | Alaska | Placer | Cassiterite; Gold; Ilmenite/rutile/leucoxene; Monazite/xenotime; PGE; Zircon | gold; thorium; yttrium |
| Placer PGE and Au | Alaska | Alaska | Placer | Cassiterite; Gold; Ilmenite/rutile/leucoxene; Monazite/xenotime; PGE; Zircon | gold; thorium; yttrium |
| Porcupine River REE | Alaska | Alaska | Magmatic REE | Peralkaline syenite/granite/rhyolite/alaskite/pegmatites | copper; phosphate; thorium; uranium; yttrium |
| Porcupine River Sn-W | Alaska | Alaska | Porphyry Sn (granite-related) | Greisen; Pegmatite LCT; Porphyry/skarn | molybdenum |
| Porcupine River SsU-V-Co | Alaska | Alaska | Meteoric recharge | Sandstone uranium | uranium |
| Prince William Sound | Alaska | Alaska | Volcanogenic seafloor | Barite; Copper-zinc sulfide; Polymetallic sulfide; Zinc-copper sulfide | copper; gold; lead; silver |
| Seward Peninsula | Alaska | Alaska | Carlin-type | Gold | gold; mercury; silver |
| Seward Peninsula | Alaska | Alaska | Basin brine path | Barite (replacement and bedded); Zinc-lead (MVT and sedex) | copper; lead; silver |
| Seward Peninsula Graphite | Alaska | Alaska | Metamorphic | Graphite (coal or carbonaceous sed) | (none) |
| Seward Peninsula IOCG | Alaska | Alaska | IOA-IOCG | Iron oxide copper gold; Polymetallic sulfide S-R-V | copper; gold; iron; lead; molybdenum; silver |
| Seward Peninsula-St. Lawrence Island PCD | Alaska | Alaska | Porphyry Cu-Mo-Au | Porphyry/skarn copper | copper; gold; lead; molybdenum; selenium; silver; uranium |
| Seward Peninsula-St. Lawrence Island PorphMo-W | Alaska | Alaska | Alkalic porphyry | Porphyry/skarn copper-gold | copper; gold; molybdenum |
| Southeast Alaska VMS | Alaska | Alaska | Volcanogenic seafloor | Barite; Copper-zinc sulfide; Polymetallic sulfide; Zinc-copper sulfide | copper; gold; lead; silver |
| Southeast Alaska Coast Mountains PorphMo-W | Alaska | Alaska | Climax-type | Porphyry molybdenum | molybdenum; silver |
| Southeast Alaska Fairweather trend PGE | Alaska | Alaska | Mafic magmatic | Chromite; Nickel-copper-PGE sulfide | copper; gold; selenium; silver |
| Southeast Alaska Orogenic Gold | Alaska | Alaska | Orogenic | Gold | gold; silver |
| Southeast Alaska PGE | Alaska | Alaska | Mafic magmatic | Chromite; Nickel-copper-PGE sulfide | copper; gold; selenium; silver |
| Southeastern Alaska REE | Alaska | Alaska | Magmatic REE | Peralkaline syenite/granite/rhyolite/alaskite/pegmatites | copper; phosphate; thorium; uranium; yttrium |
| Southeastern Alaska SsU-V-Co | Alaska | Alaska | Meteoric recharge | Sandstone uranium | uranium |
| Southern Brooks Range (Angayucham Terrane) PGE | Alaska | Alaska | Mafic magmatic | Chromite; Nickel-copper-PGE sulfide | copper; gold; selenium; silver |
| Southern Brooks Range-Ambler | Alaska | Alaska | Volcanogenic seafloor | Barite; Copper-zinc sulfide; Polymetallic sulfide; Zinc-copper sulfide | copper; gold; lead; silver |
| Southern Prince of Wales Island PCD | Alaska | Alaska | Porphyry Cu-Mo-Au | Porphyry/skarn copper | copper; gold; lead; molybdenum; selenium; silver; uranium |
| Southern Talkeetna Mountains | Alaska | Alaska | Volcanogenic seafloor | Copper-zinc sulfide; Polymetallic sulfide; Zinc-copper sulfide | copper; gold; lead; silver |
| Talkeetna Mountains-Eastern Alaska Range PGE | Alaska | Alaska | Mafic magmatic | Chromite; Nickel-copper-PGE sulfide | copper; gold; selenium; silver |
| Talkeetna Mountains-Eastern Alaska Range Sed Cu | Alaska | Alaska | Basin brine path | Copper (sed-hosted and replacement) | copper; lead; silver; uranium |
| Triassic Phosphate REE | Alaska | Alaska | Marine chemocline | Phosphate | phosphate fertilizer; uranium |
| Upper Mississippian (Visean) Phosphate REE | Alaska | Alaska | Marine chemocline | Phosphate | phosphate fertilizer; uranium |
| Western Alaska Range | Alaska | Alaska | Volcanogenic seafloor | Copper-zinc sulfide; Zinc-copper sulfide | copper; gold; lead; silver |
| Western Alaska Range Gold | Alaska | Alaska | Orogenic | Gold | gold; silver |
| Western Alaska Range Gold | Alaska | Alaska | Reduced intrusion-related | Gold | gold; silver |
| Western Alaska Range PCD | Alaska | Alaska | Porphyry Cu-Mo-Au | Porphyry/skarn copper | copper; gold; lead; molybdenum; selenium; silver; uranium |
| Western Alaska Range REE | Alaska | Alaska | Magmatic REE | Peralkaline syenite/granite/rhyolite/alaskite/pegmatites | copper; thorium; uranium; yttrium |
| Western Alaska Range SsU-V-Co | Alaska | Alaska | Meteoric recharge | Sandstone uranium | uranium |
| Western and central Brooks Range (Brooks Range zinc belt) | Alaska | Alaska | Basin brine path | Barite (replacement and bedded); Zinc-lead (MVT and sedex) | copper; lead; silver |
| Wrangell Mountains-Kennecott Sed Cu | Alaska | Alaska | Basin brine path | Copper (sed-hosted and replacement) | copper; lead; silver; uranium |
| Yukon-Tanana REE | Alaska | Alaska | Magmatic REE | Peralkaline syenite/granite/rhyolite/alaskite/pegmatites | copper; thorium; uranium; yttrium |
| Yukon-Tanana Sn-W | Alaska | Alaska | Porphyry Sn (granite-related) | Greisen; Pegmatite LCT; Porphyry/skarn | molybdenum |
| Yukon-Tanana SsU-V-Co | Alaska | Alaska | Meteoric recharge | Sandstone uranium | uranium |
| Yukon-Tanana Upland (Seventymile Terrane) PGE | Alaska | Alaska | Mafic magmatic | Chromite; Nickel-copper-PGE sulfide | copper; gold; selenium; silver |
| Yukon-Tanana Upland Gold | Alaska | Alaska | Orogenic | Gold | gold; silver |
| Yukon-Tanana Upland Gold | Alaska | Alaska | Reduced intrusion-related | Gold; Skarn copper-molybdenum-tungsten | copper; gold; molybdenum; silver |
| Yukon-Tanana Upland Graphite | Alaska | Alaska | Metamorphic | Graphite (coal or carbonaceous sed) | (none) |
| Yukon-Tanana Upland Porphyry | Alaska | Alaska | Porphyry Cu-Mo-Au | Porphyry/skarn copper; Porphyry/skarn molybdenum | copper; gold; lead; molybdenum; selenium; silver; uranium |