ALASKA'S MINERAL RESOURCES - 2012

ALASKA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES

DIVISION OF GEOLOGICAL & GEOPHYSICAL SURVEYS

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Bonanza Hills
Nim and Nimbus
Denali
Stranglewoman Creek
Step Mountain
Quartz Hill
Bear Mountain
Cirque Tolstoi
Reef Ridge
Roy Creek/Mount Prindle
Table Mountain
Anderson Mountain
Dry Creek - WTF
Shumagin
Bee Creek
Fog Lake
Kasna Creek
Johnson Prospect
Bowser Creek
Chip-Loy
Tin Creek
Coal Creek
Zackley
Chistochina District
Baultoff Horsfeld Carl Creek
Halibut Bay
Bernard Mountain Dust Mountain
Centennial
Siniktanneyak Mountain
Rapid River
Caribou Mountain Holonada
Mount Schwatka
Big Windy
Flume Creek
Cosna Dome
Hayes Glacier
Kougarok
Ear Mountain
Potato Mountain
Cape Mountain
Rock Creek
Death Valley
Drenchwater
Frost/Omar
Iyikrok Mountain
Nimiuktuk
Kivliktort Mountain
Smucker
Avan
Misheguk Mountain
Poovookpuk Mountain West Cape
Ohio Creek
Mike
Rex
Makushin
Cape Kigunak
Beluga
Bering River
Brady Glacier
Yakobi Island Bohemia Basin
Sithylemenkat
Wiseman
Indian Mountain
Hogatza
Slate Creek
Kantishna District
Dry Creek - Red Mountain
Mount Eielson
Purkeypile
Kemuk Mountain
Orange Hill Bond Creek
Nabesna Glacier
Windy Craggy
Nunatak
Sumdum
Medfra
Kaiyuh Hills
McLeod
Sheep Creek Rat Fork
Magnetic Island
Sedanka Biorka
Canoe Bay
Kawisgag
North Bradfield River
Union Bay
Klukwan
Haines Barite Glacier Creek
Margerie Glacier
Zarembo Island
Duke Island
Mosquito
True North
Joker 88
Discovery Gulch
Elephant Mountain
Clear Creek
Beaver Creek
Stuyahok
Mission Creek Owhat
Fortyseven Creek
Cinnabar Creek

SELECTED MINERAL PROSPECTS

Commodities
Ag, Cu, Pb, Au
Au, Ag, Cu, Zn, Mo, As
Cu, Ag
Barite
Pb, Zn
Mo
Mo, W
Cu, Ag, Sn, W
Zn, Pb
U, Th
Au, Sn, Be, W
Cu, Pb, Zn, Ag
Cu, Pb, Zn, Ag, Au
Au, Ag
Cu, Au, Mo
Au, Cu, Ag
Cu, Au, Ag, Fe
Au, Zn, Cu, Pb
Ag, Pb, Zn
Ni, Co, Cu
Pb, Zn, Cu
Sn, Ag, W, Zn
Au, Cu, Ag
Pb, Cu, Ag, Au
Cu, Mo
Cr
Cr
Au, Cu
Cr, Ni, PGE
U, Mo, Sn, Pb
Cr
Pb, Zn, Ag
Au?
Au
Sn
Cu, Mo, Au
Sn, Ta, Nb
Sn, Cu, Ag, Pb, Zn
Sn
Sn, W
Au
U
Zn, Pb, Ag
Cu, Pb, Zn, Ag, Co
Cr, PGE
Ba
Cu, Pb, Zn, Ag
Cu, Zn, Pb, Ag, Au
Cr, PGE
Cr, PGE
Cu
Sn, Ag, As
Mo, Au, Ag, Pb, Zn
Cu, Au
Au, Ag, As, Hg
Au
Coal
Coal
Cu, Ni, PGE
Ni, Cu
Sn
Au, Cu, Pb, Zn
Cu, Mo
Cu, Mo
Asbestos
Sb, Au, Ag
Cu, Pb, Zn, Ag, Au
Zn, Pb, Cu, Ag
Ag, Pb, Au, Cu
Fe, Ti, PGE
Cu, Mo
Cu, Zn, Au
Pb, Zn, Ag, Cu
Cu, Mo, Ag, Au
Ag, Cu, Zn
Fe, Cu, Zn
Cr
Mo
Zn, Cu, Pb, Ag, As
Fe, Ti
Zn, Pb, Cu, Ag, Au
Au, Ag, As, Hg, Pb
Cu, Mo, Au
Fe, Cu
Fe, Ti, PGE, Cr
Fe, Ti, V, Ni
Ag, Au, Ba, Cu, Pb
Cu, Ag, Au
Pb, Zn, Ag
Cr, PGE
Cu, Mo
Au, As, Sb
Au, As, Zn
Au, As, Ag
Au, Ag, As, Sb, Bi, Pb
U
Ag, Pb, Zn
Au, As, Hg
Au, Ag, Cu, As, Sb
Au, W
Hg, Sb, As

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2011 MINERAL INDUSTRY ACTIVITY

Commodities

Hg, Sb, As
Au, As, Sb
Carbonatite
Cu, Pb, Zn, Mo, Sn
Pb, Zn, Sn, Cu, W
Cu, Zn, Ag, Fl
Pb, Zn, Ag, Au
Pb, Zn, Ag, Au
Cu, Zn, Pb, Ag, Au
As, Au, Ag, Cu, Zn, Pb
Pb, Zn, Ag
Cu, Mo
Au, Ag, W
Mo, Au
Au, Ag, As, Cu, Sb
Au, As, Sb, Hg
Au, Cu, As
Hg
Hg, Sb
Cr
Cu
Cr, PGE
Ag, Ba, Pb, Zn
Ag, Pb, Zn
Ag, Pb, Zn
Au, Ag
Au, As
Au, Ag, Sb, As
Au, Ag
Au, Ag, Cu, Zn
Pb, Zn, As, Ag
Pb, Zn, As, Ag
Au, As, Cu, Sb, Zn, Pb, Ag
Pb, Zn, Ag
Ba
PGE
Pb, Zn, Ag, Sn
Hg, Sb
Hg
Sb, Au, Ag
Sb, Au
Au, Ag
W, Au
Au
Sb
Au, Ag, Pb, Zn, Cu
Au, Ag, Cu, Fe
Au, Fe
Cu, Ag
Cr
Cr
Au
Au, Cu, Pb, Ag
Au
Au
Au
Ag, Au, Pb, Zn
Cu
Au
Cu, Zn
Cu, Au, Ag, Zn
Cu, Ag, Au, Pb, Zn
Au
Au, Ag, Sb, Hg, W
Au, As, W, Sb, Hg
Au
Sn, W, F, Be, Zn, Cu, Pb, Ag
Pb, Zn, Ag, Sb, Au
Pb, Ag, Sb
Au, Ag
Au
Cu, Ag, Au, Zn
Au, Ag, Pb, Zn
Cu, Pb, Zn, Au, Ag
Au, Ag, Pb, Cu
Polymetallic
Au
Cu, Au, Ag
Fe, Ag, Au, Cu
Au
Au
Ag, Cu
Hg, Sb, As
Au, Ag, Pb
Au, Cu, Pb, Zn
Au
Ba, Pb, Zn, Ag
Au, Cu, Pb, Zn
Au, Ag, Cu, Zn
Au, Ag, Cu, Pb, W
Cu, Zn
Pb, Zn, Ag
Jade
CaCO3
Au, Pb, Zn, Ag
Au
Coal
Au
Cu, Mo, Ag, Pb, W, Zn
Ag, Au, Cu, Pb, W

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Zn, Pb, Ag
Ba, Pb, Zn, Cu, Ag, Au
Coal
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Development
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Chromium, Nickel, Platinum-Group Element

Gold

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Lode Mineral Occurrence (ARDF)

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Placer Mineral Occurrence (ARDF)

Road

Coal Occurrence

Trans-Alaska Pipeline System

Placer District

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Commodities

Coal
Coal
Fe, Ti, Au
Au
Au
Au
Au
Au
Au
Au
Au
Cu, Au
Au
Au
Au
Au
Pb, Zn, Cu, Ag, Au
Pb, Zn, Cu, Ag, Au
Au
Pb, Zn, Cu, Ag, Au
REE
Au
Cu, Ag
Diamonds
Cu, Au
Cu, Au
Cu, Au
Cu, Au
Cu, Au
Cu, Mo
Cu, Au
REE
Au
Base Metals
PGE
Au
Au
Au
Cu, Au
Au
Au
Sn
PGE
Au
Cu, Au
Au
Au
Polymetallic
Au
Au, Ag
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Wishbone Hill
Usibelli Coal Mine area
Alaska Sands
Ester Dome, Grant Mine, Ryan Lode
Rusty Creek, Valdez Cr MD
Rob
Circle
PB claims, Porcupine Cr, Circle
Trout & Coho claims
Richardson, Democrat
Shorty Creek
Taurus
Eagle Creek
Ester Dome
West Ridge
Vana & McCord claims, Livengood
Fortymile
Oreo claims
Napoleon, Fortymile
Paxson
Ray Mountains
Chandalar district
Bornite
Yenlo
Grizzly Butte
Copper Joe
Island Mountain
Revelation
STE claims
Molly (Miss Moly)
Kahiltna Terrane
Stone Rock
Crackerjack
Woewo Island
Salt Chuck
Quicksilver Prospect
Moore Cr
Candle Hills
Groundhog
SW region
Luna, Ako, Gold Creek, Little Swift
Sleitat
Farewell Project
Terra
Iliamna
Shotgun (Moses)
Ganes Creek
Fairhaven - Anugi
Mysti claims, Mystery Mtns
Silver Chalice (Poison Cr caldera)
Illinois Creek

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Commodities

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Polymetallic
Zn, Cu, Pb, Ag, Au
Zn, Pb, Ag
Polymetallic
Ba, Pb, Zn, Cu, Ag, Au
Ba, Pb, Zn, Cu, Ag, Au
Zn, Pb, Ag
Cu
Pb, Zn, Cu, Ag, Au
Zn, Pb, Ag
Zn, Cu, Pb, Ag, Au
Cu, Au
Cu, Au
Cu, Au
Cu, Au
Cu, Au
Cu, Au
Au
Au
Au, Ag
Au
Au
Au
Au
Base Metals
Au-Cu
Au
Au
Au
Cu, Au
Au, Ag, Bi
Au
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Au
Au
Au
Cu, Au
Au
Au
Au
Au
Au
Au
Au, Ag
Cu, Ag
Cu, Au
Au
PGE, Ni, Cu, Pb, Zn
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Coal

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DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS

MINERAL EXPLORATION
Commodities

LWM
Ambler, Arctic
Red Dog Mine area
Niblack
Greens Creek Mine area
Palmer
Lik-Su
Caribou Dome
Delta District
Baird Mountain
Sun
Whistler, Raintree West
Pebble, Pebble South
Chisna
Pyramid, Port Moller
Big Chunk
Humble
Rolling Thunder
Livengood, Money Knob
LMS
Gil, Fort Knox area
Monte Cristo (Stone Boy)
Pogo Mine Area
Donlin Creek
Kugruk
Nixon Fork Mine area
Council
Kelly Creek
Bluff
Tetlin
Liberty Bell
Vinasale
Fort Knox Mine
Golden Summit
Tushtena (Stibnite Creek)
Kensington Mine Area
Estelle, Brix claims
Herbert Glacier
Nyac
Little Squaw
Nolan Creek Mine
Colorado Creek
Uncle Sam
West Pogo, Money Rock, Goodpaster
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Kagati Lake
Mount Distan Divide
Tofty
Romanzof Mountains
Esotuk Glacier
Porcupine Lake
Story Creek
Whoopee Creek
Roosevelt Creek
Michigan Creek
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Geroe Creek
Chalet Mountain
Purcell Mountain
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Chicken Mountain
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Egnaty Creek
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Levi Creek
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Lucky Strike
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Cliff Mine
Knight Island Pandora
Nuka Bay District
Copper Bullion
Ellamar
Latouche Beatson
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Chicken Mountain
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Lost River
Omalik
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Valdez Creek
Willow Creek
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SOURCES OF DATA
Lode Mine, Development Project, and Mineral Exploration
Szumigala, D.J., 2012, Alaska's mineral industry 2011 - exploration activity: Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys Special Report 67, 10 p. http://www.dggs.alaska.gov/pubs/id/2636
Mineral Prospect and Lode & Placer Mineral Occurrences
United States Geological Survey, 2008, Alaska Resource Data File (ARDF): U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2008-1225: United States Geological Survey, Anchorage, AK. http://ardf.wr.usgs.gov/
Coal Occurrence and Coal Field or Province
Merritt, R.D., and Hawley, C.C., 1986, Map of Alaska's coal resources: Special Report 37: State of Alaska, Department of Natural Resources, Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys, Fairbanks, AK.
http://www.dggs.alaska.gov/pubs/id/2636
Placer District
Nokleberg, W.J., Bundtzen, T.K., Berg, H.C., Brew, D.A., Grybeck, Donald, Robinson, M.S., Smith, T.E., and Yeend, W.E., 1987, Significant metalliferous lode deposits and placer districts of Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey
Bulletin 1786, 104 p., 1 sheet, scale 1:5,000,000. http://www.dggs.alaska.gov/pubs/id/3724
Road
Kirkpatrick, K.S., Oliver, R.D., and Remsberg, G.L., 2011, Transportation Datasets: DOT&PF Route Centerlines - December 2, 2011: State of Alaska, Department of Transportation & Public Facilities, Juneau, AK.
http://www.dot.state.ak.us/stwdplng/mapping/transdata.shtml
Trans-Alaska Pipeline System
Alaska Department of Natural Resources - Information Resource Management Section, 1995, Trans-Alaska Pipeline: State of Alaska, Department of Natural Resources, Information Resource Managrement Section, Anchorage,
AK. http://dnr.alaska.gov/SpatialUtility/SUC?cmd=extract&layerid=78
Elevation Data
Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center, 2011, EarthExplorer: United States Geological Survey, Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center, Sioux Falls, SD. http://earthexplorer.usgs.gov/
Bathymetry Data
Sandwell, D.T., Smith, W.H.F., and Becker, J.J., 2008, Global Predicted Bathymetry: The Regents of the University of California, La Jolla, CA. http://topex.ucsd.edu/marine_topo/