Critical Minerals Factbook
Deposit

Draken Claims

Draken Claims is a rare earth occurrence in Alaska, recorded in the USGS USMIN rare earth element occurrence database (ver. 4.0, June 2019).

Facts on this page last re-verified Aug 12, 2026 — the oldest verification date among its current claims. How we verify.

Location: Alaska, United States (63.647, -142.291 approx.)

Commodities: gold; thorium; tungsten; uranium; rare earth elements; silver; arsenic; copper; lead; tungsten

Deposit model: Th-REE veins · polymetallic veins

Geology

Oxidation of the sulfide minerals ranges from weak to strong, with secondary (oxide) minerals consisting of limonite, scorodite, stibiconite, azurite, malachite, chrysocolla and chalcophanite (hydrous Mn-oxide). The veins show crude zoning, with chalcopyrite localized along vein centers and arsenopyrite localized along vein margins. (Adams (2009)) The veins are generally well-exposed at the prospect, and typically range from 0.5 – 2.5 cm in width. The veins occur as wide-spaced, locally sheeted, tabular, through-going veins which are formed along joints in massive quartz monzonite (Figure 9). Locally, open fractures 1-3in wide are lined with vuggy-textured quartz. (Adams (2009))

Record imported from USGS USMIN ver. 4.0 (June 2019). Developments after that date appear on facility records, not here; see the methodology.

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