Quill Creek

Prospect in Yukon Territory*, Canada with commodities Copper, Nickel, Cobalt, Platinum, Palladium, Gold

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID	10039235
MRDS ID	M046825
Record type	Site
Current site name	Quill Creek

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates:	-138.50236, 61.66642 (WGS84)
Relative position	18 MILES NORTH OF BURWASH LANDING ON KLUANE LAKE

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
Copper	Primary
Nickel Critical	Primary
Cobalt Critical	Secondary
Platinum Critical	Tertiary
Palladium Critical	Tertiary
Gold	Tertiary

Host and associated rocks

Host or associated Host

Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite

Host or associated	Host
Rock type	Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite

Nearby scientific data

(1)	-138.50236, 61.66642	ListMap

Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

HR.AGE.MV: MASSIVE SULFIDES

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status	Prospect
Commodity type	Metallic
Significant	No
Discovery year	1952

Mining district

District name	Kluane Lake District

Ownership information

Type Owner

Owner Hudson'S Bay Mining And Smelting Co.

Type	Owner
Owner	Hudson'S Bay Mining And Smelting Co.

Comments on the workings information

SHALLOW DRILLING DEVELOPED 67,000 TONS OF ORE, 1952

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
USGS	Mineral Resources Data System	MRDS	M046825

Bibliographic references

Deposit

BOSTOCK, H. S., 1957 , POTENTIAL MINERAL RESOURCES YUKON: GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CANADA, DEPT. MINES PAPER 50 - 1

Reporter information

Type	Date	Name	Affiliation	Comment
Reporter	01-SEP-1977	Blair, Will N.	U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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