Scientific data near [65.54000,-161.06000]

Search area extends approximately 17.8 km east-west and 43.0 km north-south.

Geographic context

Counties, states, countries, continents, or oceans
Northwest Arctic	Borough
Alaska	state
United States	country
North America	continent
Land	continent
Map quadrangles, from USGS or Canadian NTS
Candle C-5	1:63,360 Alaska quadrangle
Candle	1:250,000 Alaska quadrangle
Watershed boundaries (USGS hydrologic units)
Buckland River	hydrologic unit
190502	hydrologic accounting unit
South Central Alaska	hydrologic subregion
Alaska	hydrologic region

Geology of US states

Digital geologic maps of the US states with consistent lithology, age, GIS database structure, and format

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Map symbol	Lithology	Unit name
KJiv	Igneous - Volcanic	Andesitic volcanic rocks
Ksy	Igneous - Plutonic	Syenitic rocks
Qs	Unconsolidated	Unconsolidated surficial deposits, undivided
QTv	Igneous - Volcanic	Young volcanic rocks, undifferentiated
QTv	Igneous - Volcanic	Young volcanic rocks, undifferentiated

Airborne geophysical surveys

Aerial surveys of magnetic anomaly and gamma ray emission; older surveys were analog record which have been digitized, newer surveys collected data in digital form.

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ID	Data type	Description
Seward-Selawik	M-D	Seward-Selawik 12279 line km with spacing 9.60 km over parts of AK
Cady	M-D	Cady -9999 line km with spacing 0.40 km over parts of AK
Seward Peninsula	M-D	Seward Peninsula 24944 line km with spacing 0.40 km over parts of AK
Candle	M/R-D	Candle 1528 line km with spacing 9.60 km over parts of AK

Estimates of undiscovered mineral resources

National Mineral Resource Assessment 1998: Estimates of the number of undiscovered mineral resources of gold, silver, copper, lead, and zinc within identified permissive tracts (geographic areas in which mineral deposits may form).

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Tract	Deposit Type	Mineralization age
AK-WC08	Epithermal vein, generic
AK-WC14	Porphyry Cu, BC-Ak type
AK-WC21	Polymetallic vein
AK-WC02	Besshi massive sulfide
AK-WC05	Cyprus massive sulfide
AK-WC17	Placer Au

The continental crust

Seventy-seven major components of the North American continent were delineated at a general scale (1:5,000,000); including the general composition, geological environment, and types of primary metals endowments that can be expected in each domain.

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Domain	Crust type	Region
Koyukuk-Selawik	Oceanic arc	Alaska

Alaska Geochemical Database, Version 2.0 (AGDB2)--including "best value" data compilations for rock, sediment, soil, mineral, and concentrate sample media

Geochemical analyses of rocks, mineral separates, bulk samples from lake and stream sediments, heavy mineral concentrates, and soils collected by USGS from 1962 to 2009.

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Lab ID	Sample medium	Description
AGN313	sediment
AGN481	concentrate	panned only concentrate
AGN482	concentrate	panned only concentrate
AGN483	concentrate	panned only concentrate
AGN484	concentrate	panned only concentrate
AGN494	sediment
AGN495	sediment
AGN496	sediment
AGN497	sediment
AGN498	sediment
AGN543	soil
AGN544	soil
AGN546	sediment
AGN721	sediment
AGN728	sediment
BEW928	concentrate	panned C1 fraction
BEW932	concentrate	panned C1 fraction
BEW975	concentrate	panned C1 fraction
BFE106	concentrate	panned C1 fraction
BFE114	concentrate	panned C1 fraction
BFE198	concentrate	panned C1 fraction
BFE471	concentrate	panned C1 fraction
BFE475	concentrate	panned C1 fraction
BFE518	concentrate	panned C1 fraction
BFE648	concentrate	panned C1 fraction
BFE656	concentrate	panned C1 fraction
BFE740	concentrate	panned C1 fraction
BFE826	concentrate	panned C1 fraction
BFE882	concentrate	panned C1 fraction
BFE909	concentrate	panned C1 fraction
BFE993	concentrate	panned C1 fraction
BFG028	concentrate	panned C1 fraction
BFG111	concentrate	panned C1 fraction
BFG144	concentrate	panned C1 fraction
BFN342	concentrate	panned C3 fraction
BFN387	concentrate	panned C3 fraction
BFN391	concentrate	panned C3 fraction
BFN486	concentrate	panned C3 fraction
BFN579	concentrate	panned C3 fraction
BFN635	concentrate	panned C3 fraction
BFN648	concentrate	panned C3 fraction
BFN714	concentrate	panned C3 fraction
BFN751	concentrate	panned C3 fraction
BFN775	concentrate	panned C3 fraction
BFN833	concentrate	panned C3 fraction
BFN848	concentrate	panned C3 fraction
BFN866	concentrate	panned C3 fraction
BFN869	concentrate	panned C3 fraction
BFN945	concentrate	panned C3 fraction
BFN954	concentrate	panned C3 fraction
CGW111	mineral
CGW112	mineral
CGW113	mineral
CGW114	mineral
CGW115	mineral
CGW116	mineral
CGW117	mineral
CGW118	mineral
CGW119	mineral
CGW120	mineral
CGW121	mineral
CGW122	mineral
D150400	concentrate	panned C3 fraction
D150533	concentrate	panned C3 fraction
D150539	concentrate	panned C3 fraction
D152061	concentrate	panned C3 fraction
D152155	concentrate	panned C3 fraction
D152603	concentrate	panned C3 fraction
D152644	concentrate	panned C3 fraction
D152719	concentrate	panned C3 fraction
D152735	concentrate	panned C3 fraction
D153412	concentrate	panned C3 fraction
D153426	concentrate	panned C3 fraction
D153519	concentrate	panned C3 fraction
D153525	concentrate	panned C3 fraction
D153551	concentrate	panned C3 fraction
D153635	concentrate	panned C3 fraction
D153653	concentrate	panned C3 fraction
D153689	concentrate	panned C3 fraction
D153692	concentrate	panned C3 fraction
D153907	concentrate	panned C3 fraction
D153919	concentrate	panned C3 fraction
D186425	rock	igneous syenite

Geochemistry of stream sediments in the US from the NURE-HSSR database

National-scale geochemical analysis of stream sediments and soils in the US collected and analyzed under the National Uranium Resource Evaluation program.

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Sample ID	Date collected	Sample type
7060763		Wet stream sediment sample dried at less than or equal to 100øC and sieved to -80 mesh through stainless steel sieves.
7060764		Wet stream sediment sample dried at less than or equal to 100øC and sieved to -80 mesh through stainless steel sieves.
7060765		Wet stream sediment sample dried at less than or equal to 100øC and sieved to -80 mesh through stainless steel sieves.
7060766		Dry stream sediment sample dried at less than or equal to 100øC (if necessary) and sieved to -80 mesh through stainless steel sieves.
7060767		Wet stream sediment sample dried at less than or equal to 100øC and sieved to -80 mesh through stainless steel sieves.
7060775		Wet stream sediment sample dried at less than or equal to 100øC and sieved to -80 mesh through stainless steel sieves.
7060783		Wet stream sediment sample dried at less than or equal to 100øC and sieved to -80 mesh through stainless steel sieves.
7060784		Wet stream sediment sample dried at less than or equal to 100øC and sieved to -80 mesh through stainless steel sieves.
7060797		Wet stream sediment sample dried at less than or equal to 100øC and sieved to -80 mesh through stainless steel sieves.
7060798		Wet stream sediment sample dried at less than or equal to 100øC and sieved to -80 mesh through stainless steel sieves.
7060954	1976-08-05	Wet stream sediment sample dried at less than or equal to 100øC and sieved to -100 mesh through stainless steel sieves.
7060985	1976-08-06	Wet stream sediment sample dried at less than or equal to 100øC and sieved to -100 mesh through stainless steel sieves.
7060986	1976-08-06	Wet stream sediment sample dried at less than or equal to 100øC and sieved to -100 mesh through stainless steel sieves.
7060987	1976-08-06	Wet stream sediment sample dried at less than or equal to 100øC and sieved to -100 mesh through stainless steel sieves.
7060988	1976-08-06	Wet stream sediment sample dried at less than or equal to 100øC and sieved to -100 mesh through stainless steel sieves.
7061301	1976-08-11	Wet stream sediment sample dried at less than or equal to 100øC and sieved to -100 mesh through stainless steel sieves.

Geochemistry of water samples in the US from the NURE-HSSR database

National-scale geochemical analysis of water samples in the US collected and analyzed under the National Uranium Resource Evaluation program.

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Sample ID	Date collected	Sample type
3060227		Stream water sample acidified to a pH of less than or equal to 1 with reagent-grade nitric acid.
3060228		Stream water sample acidified to a pH of less than or equal to 1 with reagent-grade nitric acid.
3060229		Stream water sample acidified to a pH of less than or equal to 1 with reagent-grade nitric acid.
3060230		Stream water sample acidified to a pH of less than or equal to 1 with reagent-grade nitric acid.
3060239		Stream water sample acidified to a pH of less than or equal to 1 with reagent-grade nitric acid.
3060248		Stream water sample acidified to a pH of less than or equal to 1 with reagent-grade nitric acid.
3060249		Stream water sample acidified to a pH of less than or equal to 1 with reagent-grade nitric acid.
3060263		Stream water sample acidified to a pH of less than or equal to 1 with reagent-grade nitric acid.
3060264		Stream water sample acidified to a pH of less than or equal to 1 with reagent-grade nitric acid.
3060420	1976-08-05	Stream water sample acidified to a pH of less than or equal to 1 with reagent-grade nitric acid.
3060451	1976-08-06	Stream water sample acidified to a pH of less than or equal to 1 with reagent-grade nitric acid.
3060452	1976-08-06	Stream water sample acidified to a pH of less than or equal to 1 with reagent-grade nitric acid.
3060453	1976-08-06	Stream water sample acidified to a pH of less than or equal to 1 with reagent-grade nitric acid.
3060454	1976-08-06	Stream water sample acidified to a pH of less than or equal to 1 with reagent-grade nitric acid.
3060771	1976-08-11	Stream water sample acidified to a pH of less than or equal to 1 with reagent-grade nitric acid.

National Geochemical Database: Rock

Geochemical analysis of rock samples collected and analyzed by the USGS. This dataset includes and supersedes rock data formerly released as "Geochemistry of igneous rocks in the US extracted from the PLUTO database"

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Sample ID	Rock type	Rock name
D186425	igneous	syenite

Mineral Resource Data System

MRDS describes metallic and nonmetallic mineral resources throughout the world. Included are deposit name, location, commodity, deposit description, geologic characteristics, production, reserves, resources, and references.

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Site name	Development	Commodities
Sheridan Creek	Past Producer	AU
Cub Creek	Past Producer	AU
Sheridan Creek	Past Producer	AU
Peace River Placer Occurrence	Occurrence	U TH BI CR CU AU PB MO AG W ZN
Bear Creek	Past Producer	AU PGE
Beltz	Prospect	CU
Bear Creek	Past Producer	AU AG PGE_IR PGE_OS PB PGE_PD PGE_PT PGE_RH PGE_RU ZN
Bear Creek Placer	Producer	AU PGE_PT
Peace River	Prospect	CU BI CR AU PB MO AG TH U ZN
Cub Creek	Past Producer	AU U
Bear Creek	Producer	AU PB AG ZN PGE_PT PGE_PD PGE_IR PGE_OS PGE_RH PGE_RU
Split Creek Lode	Prospect	AU CU PB PGE AG ZN
Unnamed (on Bear Creek)	Occurrence	AU CU PB ZN
Bob Creek	Prospect	AU PGE

Alaska Resource Data File

A comprehensive database of Alaskan mineral deposits compiled from the published literature and from unpublished reports and data from industry, the US Bureau of Land Management, and USGS.

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Site	Status	Commodities
Cub Creek	Inactive	Au
Beltz	Inactive	Cu
Bear Creek	Inactive	Au
Unnamed (on Bear Creek)	Inactive	Au;Cu;Pb;Zn
Unnamed (west of Bear Creek)	Inactive	Au
Sheridan Creek; Sherdon Creek	Inactive	Au

An index to PGE-Ni-Cr deposits and occurrences in selected mineral-occurrence databases (web-accessible database)

A compendium of references to previously published databases and database records that describe PGE, nickel, and chromium deposits and occurrences. These data show where to obtain more detailed information about each deposit or occurrence.

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Deposit name	Deposit type	Location
Bear Creek Placer	Producer	Alaska, United States
Bear Creek	Past Producer	Alaska, United States
Peace River Placer Occurrence	Occurrence	Alaska, United States
Split Creek Lode	Occurrence	Alaska, United States
Bob Creek	Occurrence	Alaska, United States
Bear Creek	Producer	Alaska, United States

National Geochemical Database: Sediment

Geochemical analysis of sediment samples from the National Geochemical Database. Primarily inorganic elemental concentrations, most samples are of stream sediment in the continental US and Alaska.

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Sample ID	Sample source	Sample notes
AGN313	stream/river	stream
AGN494	stream/river	stream
AGN495	stream/river	stream
AGN546	stream/river	stream
AGN721	stream/river	stream

National Geochemical Database: Soil

Geochemical analysis of soil samples from the National Geochemical Database. Primarily inorganic elemental concentrations, most samples are from the continental US and Alaska.

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Sample ID	Sample source	Sample notes
AGN543

National Geochemical Database: Concentrate

Geochemistry of concentrates from the National Geochemical Database. Primarily inorganic elemental concentrations, most samples are from the continental US and Alaska.

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Sample ID	Sample source	Sample notes
AGN481	stream/river	stream
BEW928	stream/river	stream
BEW932	stream/river	stream
BEW975	stream/river	stream
BFE106	stream/river	stream
BFE114	stream/river	stream
BFE198	stream/river	stream
BFE471	stream/river	stream
BFE475	stream/river	stream
BFE518	stream/river	stream
BFE648	stream/river	stream
BFE656	stream/river	stream
BFE740	stream/river	stream
BFE826	stream/river	stream
BFE882	stream/river	stream
BFE909	stream/river	stream
BFE993	stream/river	stream
BFG028	stream/river	stream
BFG111	stream/river	stream
BFG144	stream/river	stream
BFN342	stream/river	stream
BFN387	stream/river	stream
BFN391	stream/river	stream
BFN486	stream/river	stream
BFN579	stream/river	stream
BFN635	stream/river	stream
BFN648	stream/river	stream
BFN714	stream/river	stream
BFN751	stream/river	stream
BFN775	stream/river	stream
BFN833	stream/river	stream
BFN848	stream/river	stream
BFN866	stream/river	stream
BFN869	stream/river	stream
BFN945	stream/river	stream
BFN954	stream/river	stream
D150400	stream/river	stream
D150533	stream/river	stream
D150539	stream/river	stream
D152061	stream/river	stream
D152155	stream/river	stream
D152603	stream/river	stream
D152644	stream/river	stream
D152719	stream/river	stream
D152735	stream/river	stream
D153412	stream/river	stream
D153426	stream/river	stream
D153519	stream/river	stream
D153525	stream/river	stream
D153551	stream/river	stream
D153635	stream/river	stream
D153653	stream/river	stream
D153689	stream/river	stream
D153692	stream/river	stream
D153907	stream/river	stream
D153919	stream/river	stream

Global assessment of undiscovered copper resources

Deposits, prospects, and permissive tracts for porphyry and sediment-hosted copper resources worldwide, with estimates of undiscovered copper resources.

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Tract name	Deposit type	Geology
Yukon-Tanana Upland	porphyry copper	Kluane Arc and Tertiary Kuskokwim Mountains volcanic-plutonic belt (continuation of Canadian Cordilleran continental arc); north of the Denali Fault
Koyukuk Arc	porphyry copper	Late Jurassic (?) and Early Cretaceous Koyukuk island arc.
Chukotka	porphyry copper	Early to Late Cretaceous volcanic and intrusive rocks composing island-arc, continental-arc, and collisional magmatic belts associated with the Chukotka microcontinent.
Pacific Margin	porphyry copper	Cretaceous through middle Tertiary volcanic and intrusive rocks representing a series of continental- and island-arc systems accreted and superimposed onto the paleomargin of northeast Asia.