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Fortyseven Creek

Occurrence in Alaska, United States with commodities Antimony, Gold, Silver, Tungsten
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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. Land status
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10258804
MRDS ID A013446
MAS/MILS ID 0020820010
Record type Site
Current site name Fortyseven Creek
Related records 10002506

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Claim
Geographic coordinates: -158.1597, 61.04766 (WGS84)
Elevation 380
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Bethel(Census area)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Sleetmute A-6(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Sleetmute SW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Sleetmute(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Holitna River(hydrologic unit)

Upper Kuskokwim River(hydrologic accounting unit)

Southwest(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Seward 011 N 050 W 16 SWNWN2 Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Antimony Critical Tertiary
Gold Primary
Silver Tertiary
Tungsten Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Claim (1) -158.1597, 61.04766
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    P268 pp. 119-121

  • Deposit

    MF368

  • Deposit

    B1374

  • Deposit

    OF77-168D

  • Deposit

    AMR 81-82 p. 13

  • Deposit

    MTA 82 No. D-35

  • Deposit

    SR38 p. 11

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit NO ALASKA KARDEX. VEIN QUARTZ AT HEAD OF FORTYSEVEN CREEK REPORTEDLY CONTAINS NATIVE GOLD, SCHEELITE, WOLFRAMITE, ARSENOPYRITE, JAMESONITE, STIBNITE, ARGENTITE, ETC. (P268). USGS CRIB D002727

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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