Alaska
Prospect

Iron Creek

Alaska, United States
IronManganeseTitanium
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Commodities
PrimaryIron, Manganese
SecondaryTitanium
Commodity typeM
Materials
Ore mineralsLimonite, Pyrolusite, Rutile
GangueCalcite, Dolomite
Geology
Host rockMarble
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
Identification
Deposit ID10094061
MRDS IDA012782
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates64.73539, -165.74386
References
Mulligan, J.J., and Hess, H.D., 1965, Examination of the Sinuk iron deposits, Seward Peninsula, Alaska: U.S. Bureau of Mines Open-File Report 8-65, 34 p.Herreid, G.H., 1970, Geology and geochemistry of the Sinuk area, Seward Peninsula, Alaska: Alaska Division of Mines and Minerals Geologic Report 36, 61 p., 3 sheets, scale 1:42,000.Cobb, E.H., 1972, Metallic mineral resources map of the Nome quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-463, 2 sheets, scale 1:250,000.Cobb, E.H., 1978, Summary of references to mineral occurrences (other than mineral fuels and construction materials) in the Nome quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File report 78-93, 213 p.