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Seattle Creek Placer

Past Producer in Alaska, United States with commodity Gold
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Land status
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10002762
MRDS ID A015219
Record type Site
Current site name Seattle Creek Placer
Related records 10111986

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -150.28083, 65.18629 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 250(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Yukon-Koyukuk(Census area)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Tanana A-1(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Tanana SE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Tanana(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Comments on the location information

  • USGS MF-371, LOC. 39. HEADWATER TRIBUTARY OF RHODE ISLAND CREEK. MINING THOUGHT TO BE CENTERED NEAR MOUTH. LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Gravel

Nearby scientific data

(1) -150.28083, 65.18629
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • CREEK CUTS BENCH GRAVELS. ; MAJOR.UNITS: BEDROCK IS JURASSIC OR LOWER CRETACEOUS SLATY GRAPHITIC ARKOSE AND SCHISTOSE CALCAREOUS GRIT. ; REG.COM: PLACER RECONCENTRATED FROM OLDER GRAVELS.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Year of first production 1904

Mining district

District name Hot Springs

Land status

Ownership category State

Comments on the workings information

  • ENTIRE OVERBURDEN IS SOLIDLY FROZEN.

Comments on development

  • A LITTLE MINING IN 1904 AND 1931 REPORTED. MINED BY OPEN CUT.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit GOLD THOUGHT TO BE FOUND IN GRAVEL. GRAVEL 8-30 FT. THICK BENEATH 1-3 FT. OF MUCK.
Deposit STREAM GRADIENT ABOUT 300 FT. PER MILE. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT
Deposit THIS SITE NAME WAS CREATED BY THE REPORTER OR OTHER USGS EMPLOYEE BASED ON PROXIMITY TO SOME MAJOR GEOGRAPHIC FEATURE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-1987 Powers, M.T. (Huber, D.F.) U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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Authoritative Alaska resources

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