| Deposit ID | 10257729 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | A015491 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0020490074 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Steel Creek |
| Alternate or previous names | Steel Creek Wolframite Placer |
| Related records | 10002987 |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -148.42663, 65.46137 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 198 |
| Location accuracy | 500(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Yukon-Koyukuk(Census area)
Alaska(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Livengood B-3(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)
Livengood S(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Livengood C(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Alaska(hydrologic region)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| United States | Alaska |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairbanks | 007 N | 004 W | 05 | W2 | Alaska |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Tungsten Critical | Primary |
| Ore Body (1) | -148.42663, 65.46137 |
|---|
| Operation type | Placer |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1919 |
| Type of mineral rights | Unknown |
|---|
| Ownership category | Unknown |
|---|
| Year | 1919 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 22 Troy Ounces Silver | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1919 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 1,117 Yards Processed. 151 Troy Ounces Gold | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1934 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 19 Troy Ounces Silver | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1934 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 137 Troy Ounces Gold | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1935 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 27 Troy Ounces Gold | ||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0020490074 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | A015491 | MAS references MRDS |
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | WILLIAM BURNS, FORMER TERRITORIAL ASSAYER, FOUND CONSIDERABLE WOLFRAMITE IN STEEL CR. PLACERS. NO OTHER INFORMATION AVAILABLE. USGS CRIB D002628 |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 18-JUL-1988 | Mirl | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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