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Troublesome Creek

Past Producer in Alaska, United States with commodities Gold, Silver, Tin
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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 10257409
MRDS ID A015476
MAS/MILS ID 0020490062
Record type Site
Current site name Troublesome Creek
Alternate or previous names Gold Ballot Assn., Redig and Houghdahl Claims
Related records 10097565

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -149.75306, 65.35964 (WGS84)
Elevation 488
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 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)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Fairbanks 006 N 011 W 11 NWNWSE Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Tertiary
Tin Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -149.75306, 65.35964
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit PROSPECT WAS WORKED FOR NINE CONTINUOUS YEARS, HOWEVER NO PRODUCTION RECORDS ARE AVAILABLE. JOESTING REPORTS SCHEELITE AS COMMON IN GUNNISON PLACER SAMPLES. CINNABAR IS REPORTED AS SCARCE. (TDM-1). MERTIE REPORTS WOOD TIN ABUNDANT IN PLACER CONC. AND GALENA PRESENT IN TRACE AMOUNTS.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 14-JUL-1995 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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