Commodities
PrimaryAsbestos
SecondaryMagnesite, Jade
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Model18: Serpentine-hosted asbestos
Materials
Ore mineralsChrysotile, Nephrite
GangueMagnesite
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
Identification
Deposit ID10001168
MRDS IDA011866
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates67.04953, -157.26346
References
Anderson, Eskil, 1945, Asbestos and jade occurrences in the Kobuk River region, Alaska: Alaska Territorial Department of Mines Pamphlet 3-R, 48 p.Heide, H.E., Wright, W.S., and Rutledge, F.A., 1949, Investigations of the Kobuk River asbestos deposits, Kobuk district, northwest Alaska: U.S. Bureau of Mines Report of Investigations 4414, 25 p.