Steel Creek

Past Producer in Alaska, United States with commodity Tungsten
Sections on this page
  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. Land status
  11. Production statistics
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

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

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -148.42663, 65.46137 (WGS84)
Elevation 198
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-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)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Fairbanks 007 N 004 W 05 W2 Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tungsten Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -148.42663, 65.46137

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Placer
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Year of first production 1919

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Land status

Ownership category Unknown

Production statistics

  • Year 1919
    Description 22 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 684.27g
  • Year 1919
    Description 1,117 Yards Processed. 151 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Gold Gold 4696.62g
  • Year 1934
    Description 19 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 590.96g
  • Year 1934
    Description 137 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Gold Gold 4261.17g
  • Year 1935
    Description 27 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Gold Gold 839.79g

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    TDM2 p. 20

  • Deposit

    MF413

  • Deposit

    OF508 pp. 98-99

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit WILLIAM BURNS, FORMER TERRITORIAL ASSAYER, FOUND CONSIDERABLE WOLFRAMITE IN STEEL CR. PLACERS. NO OTHER INFORMATION AVAILABLE. USGS CRIB D002628

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 18-JUL-1988 Mirl U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

Authoritative Alaska resources

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