| Deposit ID | 10002493 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | A013432 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Fuller Creek |
| Related records | 10258517 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -157.40285, 61.69939 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | Since no exact location for this property is given in the literature, the location is given as the intersection of Fuller Creek with the north and south edges of Sleetmute C4 and D4 respectively. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Bethel(Census area)
Alaska(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Sleetmute C-4(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)
Sleetmute NE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Sleetmute C(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Aniak(hydrologic unit)
Lower Kuskokwim River(hydrologic accounting unit)
Southwest(hydrologic subregion)
Alaska(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| United States | Alaska |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Model code | 119 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 39a |
| Deposit model name | Placer Au-PGE |
| Mark3 model number | 54 |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Unconsolidated Deposit > Silt | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Unconsolidated Deposit > Gravel |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Unconsolidated Deposit > Sand and Gravel |
| (1) | -157.40285, 61.69939 |
|---|
| Development status | Prospect |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| District name | Aniak |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | A013432 | |
| USGS | Alaska Resource Data File | ARDF | SM018 |
Cady, W.M., Wallace, R.E., Hoare, J.M., and Webber, E.J., 1955, The central Kuskokwim region, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 268, 132 p.
Cobb, E.H., 1972, Metallic mineral resources map of the Sleetmute quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-368, scale 1:250,000.
Cobb, E.H., 1976, Summary of references to mineral occurrences (other than mineral fuels and construction materials) in the Dillingham, Sleetmute, and Taylor Mountain quadrangles, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 76-606, 92 p.
Yeend, W.E., 1986, Descriptive model of Placer Au-PGE, in Cox, D.P., and Singer, D.A., eds. Mineral Deposit Models: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1693, p. 261-4.
Miller, M.L., Belkin, H.E., Blodgett, R.B., Bundtzen, T.K., Cady, J.W., Goldfarb, R.J., Gray, J.E., McGimsey, R.G., and Simpson, S.L., 1989, Pre-field study and mineral resource assessment of the Sleetmute quadrangle, southwestern Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 89-363, 115 p., 3 plates, scale 1:250,000.
Cobb, E.H., 1976, Summary of references to mineral occurrences (other than mineral fuels and construction materials) in the Dillingham, Sleetmute, and Taylor Mountains quadrangles, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 76-606, 92 p.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | Model Name = Placer; modern stream |
| Deposit | Other Comments = Stream gradient less than 50 ft/mi (9.5 m/km) on lower portion of creek. Very little information available on prospect. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 02-JUN-1994 | Huber, D.F. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Reporter | 02-JUN-1994 | Niles, L.P. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Reporter | 02-JUN-1994 | Miller, M.L. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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