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Baituk Creek Placer

Occurrence in Alaska, United States with commodities Gold, Tin
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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. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10094097
MRDS ID A016039
Record type Site
Current site name Baituk Creek Placer
Related records 10257914

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -167.72286, 65.54287 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Nome(Census area)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Teller C-6(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Teller NE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Teller(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Shishmaref(hydrologic unit)

Northern Seward Peninsula(hydrologic accounting unit)

Northwest(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Wales Native Corporation(ANCSA Village)

ANCSA Village NTVPIC(Type of land area)

NTVPIC(Federal land areas administered by NTVPIC)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Comments on the location information

  • USBM RI 5520, FIG. 5, CHURN-DRILL HOLE NOS. 34-35. 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
Tin Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Apatite Gangue
Augite Gangue
Epidote Gangue
Hornblende Gangue
Hypersthene Gangue
Ilmenite Gangue
Limestone Gangue
Magnetite Gangue
Pyrite Gangue
Sphene Gangue
Tourmaline Gangue
Zircon Gangue
Cassiterite Unknown
Gold Unknown

Analytical data

Result MAX: .02 LB SN/CY, 10 CENTS AU/CY, USBM RI 5520, P. 21.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Phyllite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Mafic Volcanic Rock > Basalt

Nearby scientific data

(1) -167.72286, 65.54287
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • MAJOR.UNITS: CARBONACEOUS SHALE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1900

Comments on development

  • USBM CHURN-DRILLING: 1956-57

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit TRACES OF AU AND CASSITERITE IN CONCENTRATES FROM CHURN-DRILL HOLES; INDICATED DEPTHS OF GRAVEL: 3.0-15.3 FT.
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-SEP-1987 Leonard, Kenneth R. (Huber, Donald 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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