Burwash Creek

Prospect in Yukon Territory*, Canada with commodities Gold, Platinum

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Identification information
Geographic coordinates
Site location context
Geographic areas
Commodities
Nearby scientific data
Ore body information
Economic information about the deposit and operations
Mining district
Links to other databases
Bibliographic references
Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID	10038776
MRDS ID	M046217
Record type	Site
Current site name	Burwash Creek

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates:	-139.21904, 61.4164 (WGS84)
Relative position	8 MILES WEST OF BURWASH LANDING

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country	State
Canada	Yukon Territory*

Commodities

Commodity	Importance
Gold	Primary
Platinum Critical	Tertiary

Analytical data

Result	AU: PT = 1: .005
Result	PT = .0007 OZ/TON
Result	AU = .097 OZ/TON

Nearby scientific data

(1)	-139.21904, 61.4164	ListMap

Economic information

Ore body information

General form STREAM GRAVELS

Width 45.72M

Depth to bottom 2.74M

General form	STREAM GRAVELS
Width	45.72M
Depth to bottom	2.74M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status	Prospect
Commodity type	Metallic
Significant	No

Mining district

District name	Kluane Mining District

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
USGS	Mineral Resources Data System	MRDS	M046217

Bibliographic references

Deposit

O'NEILL AND GUNNING, 1934, PT DEPOSITS IN CANADA: CAN. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY ECON. GEOL. REPT. 13, P. 11

Reporter information

Type	Date	Name	Affiliation	Comment
Reporter	01-MAY-1975	Blair, Will N.	U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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