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Lillian Creek Placer

Producer in Alaska, United States with commodities Gold, Chromium, Mercury, Tungsten, Antimony
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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. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10002982
MRDS ID A015484
Record type Site
Current site name Lillian Creek Placer
Related records 10257514

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -148.55582, 65.51078 (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

Livengood C-4(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Livengood N(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Livengood C(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Comments on the location information

  • USGS MF-413, LOC. 66. PLACER GROUND FROM HEAD TO MOUTH OF LILLIAN CREEK, A TRIBUTARY OF LIVENGOOD CR. COORDINATES GIVEN FOR CENTER OF PLACER GROUND NEAR HEAD. 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
Chromium Critical Tertiary
Mercury Tertiary
Tungsten Critical Tertiary
Antimony Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Barite Gangue
Ilmenite Gangue
Limonite Gangue
Magnetite Gangue
Picotite Gangue
Pyrite Gangue
Zircon Gangue
Chromite Unknown
Cinnabar Unknown
Scheelite Unknown
Stibnite Unknown

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Serpentinite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Slate
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metavolcanic Rock > Mafic Metamorphic Rock > Greenstone
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Gravel
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale

Nearby scientific data

(1) -148.55582, 65.51078
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • BEDROCK SURFACE BENEATH BENCHES IS IRREGULAR AND SLOPES STEEPLY TOWARDS THE CREEK. LILLIAN CREEK IS A SHORT, STEEPLY SLOPING STREAM; ITS VALLEY IS FILLED WITH COARSE GRAVEL AND SLIDE ROCK. ; MAJOR.UNITS: BEDROCK IS CHIEFLY SANDSTONE AND SHALE, WITH SOME SLATE, AND IS COMMONLY MINERALIZED WITH PYRITE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Year of first production 1915

Mining district

District name Tolovana

Comments on development

  • INTERMITTANT MINING FROM 1915 TO AT LEAST 1977. CLAIMS NEAR HEAD WORKED BY OPEN-CUT AND CLAIMS NEAR MOUTH WORKED BY DRIFTING. MINED IN 1975 BY NON-FLOAT METHODS AND BULLDOZER.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit GOLD OCCURS IN ALL THE GRAVELS AND THE TOP FOOT OF BEDROCK IN BOTH BENCH AND STREAM PLACERS. GOLD IN GRAVEL FROM 18 INCHES TO 15 FEET THICK. MOST OF PAY IN BENCH PLACERS; PAYSTREAK ON ONE CLAIM AT LEAST 168 FT. WIDE.
Deposit STREAM GRADIENT ABOUT 500 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-JUL-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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