| Deposit ID | 10109566 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M046169 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Rock Creek |
| Geographic coordinates: | -119.00115, 49.08317 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | NEAR TOWN OF ROCK CREEK |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Alaska(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Chesaw OE N(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Oroville OE N(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Penticton(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Canada | British Columbia |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Platinum Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chromite | Ore |
| Garnet | Ore |
| Magnetite | Ore |
| Result | BLACK SAND CONCENTRATE = PT 44.7%, AU 1.8%, MAGNETITE 47.4% |
|---|
| (1) | -119.00115, 49.08317 |
|---|
| General form | STREAM GRAVELS |
|---|
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Greenwood Mining Div. |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M046169 |
O'NEILL AND GUNNING, 1934 PT DEPOSITS IN CANADA: CANADA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY ECON. GEOL. REPT. 13, P. 98
HOLLAND, 1950, PLACER GOLD IN B. C. : B. C. DEPT. MINES BULL. 28, P. 36, 37
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | BLACK SAND |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-AUG-1975 | Blair, Will N. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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