Alaska Mineral Resource Assessment Program (AMRAP)

Project Details

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• Project ID:

  466

• Nickname/Abbreviation:

  AMRAP

• Status:

  Complete

• Description:

  The study represents a cooperative effort between the USGS and DGGS. Beginning in 1978, the DGGS has conducted 1:63,360-scale geologic mapping and prospect evaluations within the Iditarod Quadrangle In 1984, the USGS began work on a more regional scale, and the two agencies merged their studies under the Alaska Mineral Resource Assessment Program (AMRAP). Field work for the joint project was performed primarily between 1984 and 1986, but site visits continued into 1989. The joint studies focused on geologic mapping and geochemical sampling needed to evaluate the mineral resource potential of the quadrangle. No geophysical data were collected during the course of the project. Several other studies, incidental to the geologic work were accomplished with logistical support provided by the USGS/ADGGS cooperative project. These included a botanical study (Parker,1985), an archaeologic survey (Betts, 1985), and a Master's thesis on lode mineralization near the town of Flat (Bull, 1988).

• Project Date(s):

  1984 - 1990

• Primary Contact:

  Burns, Laurel E.

• DGGS section:

  Mineral Resources

• Project Participants:

• Stations/Samples:

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Related Publications

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MF 2219-B

Miller, M.L., Bundtzen, T.K., and Gray, J.E., 2005, Mineral resource assessment of the Iditarod Quadrangle, west-central Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map 2219-B, 1 sheet, scale 1:250,000.

MF 2219-A

Miller, M.L., and Bundtzen, T.K., 1994, Generalized geologic map of the Iditarod Quadrangle, Alaska, showing potassium-argon, major-oxide, trace-element, fossil, paleocurrent, and archaeological sample localities: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map 2219-A, 48 p., 1 sheet, scale 1:250,000.

PR 97

Bundtzen, T.K., Miller, M.L., Laird, G.M., and Bull, K.F., 1992, Geology and mineral resources of Iditarod mining district, Iditarod B-4 and eastern B-5 quadrangles, southwestern Alaska: Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys Professional Report 97, 88 p., 2 sheets. https://doi.org/10.14509/2278

PR 96

Bundtzen, T.K., Laird, G.M., and Lockwood, M.S., 1988, Geologic map of the Iditarod C-3 Quadrangle, Alaska: Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys Professional Report 96, 13 p., 1 sheet, scale 1:63,360. https://doi.org/10.14509/2277

PR 78

Bundtzen, T.K., and Laird, G.M., 1983, Geologic map of the Iditarod D-1 Quadrangle, Alaska: Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys Professional Report 78, 1 sheet, scale 1:63,360. https://doi.org/10.14509/2252

RI 83-13

Bundtzen, T.K., and Laird, G.M., 1983, Preliminary geology of the northeastern Iditarod C-3 Quadrangle, Alaska: Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys Report of Investigation 83-13, 1 sheet, scale 1:63,360. https://doi.org/10.14509/2352

GR 72

Bundtzen, T.K., and Laird, G.M., 1982, Geologic map of the Iditarod D-2 and eastern D-3 quadrangles, Alaska: Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys Geologic Report 72, 1 sheet, scale 1:63,360. https://doi.org/10.14509/432