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Troublesome Cr. 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. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mining district
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10097565
MRDS ID A015476
Record type Site
Current site name Troublesome Cr. Placer
Related records 10257409

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -149.68918, 65.44908 (WGS84)

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 B-6(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Livengood S(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Livengood(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Doyon, Limited(ANCSA Region)

ANCSA Region NTVPIC(Type of land area)

NTVPIC(Federal land areas administered by NTVPIC)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Comments on the location information

  • USGS MF-413, LOC. 61. MINE MARKED ALONG TROUBLESOME CR. AT CONFLUENCE WITH GUNNISON CR. 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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -149.68918, 65.44908
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • TROUBLESOME CREEK DRAINS QUARTZ MONZONITE PLUTONS AND ASSOCIATED DIKES IN THE WOLVERINE AND SAWTOOTH MTN. AREAS. ; MAJOR.UNITS: BEDROCK IS CHIEFLY PALEOZOIC SEDIMENTARY AND METASEDIMENTARY ROCKS.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Rampart

Comments on development

  • SOME MINING ABOUT 1912 OR EARLIER AND PROBABLY UNTIL ABOUT 1918; RECORDS OF MINING ARE SCANTY.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit PLACER GOLD REPORTED.
Deposit STREAM GRADIENT ABOUT 50 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-JUN-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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