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Lucille Creek

Prospect in Alaska, United States with commodities Chromium, Cobalt, Gold, Silver
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10257373
MRDS ID A015866
MAS/MILS ID 0020490068
Record type Site
Current site name Lucille Creek
Alternate or previous names Lucille Gulch, Let's Do It, Whole Earth Exploration & Finding, Oscar Oliver Claim

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -148.45724, 65.53827 (WGS84)
Elevation 274
Location accuracy 500(meters)

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 C-3(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Livengood N(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Livengood C(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Fairbanks 008 N 004 W 07 NW Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Chromium Critical Tertiary
Cobalt Critical Tertiary
Gold Primary
Silver Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -148.45724, 65.53827
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Placer
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ANOMALOUSLY HIGH AU CONTENT IN STREAM SEDIMENT SAMPLES FROM LUCILLE CREEK PANNED CONCENTRATES INDICATE POSSIBLE SMALL AU PLACER DEPOSIT (C590). HOWEVER, NO RECORD OF PAST PRODUCTION THOUGH THE STREAM WAS WORKED DURING 1925.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 25-AUG-1986 Mirl U.S. Bureau of Mines

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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