| Deposit ID | 10309008 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | A013446 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Fortyseven Creek Lode |
| Alternate or previous names | Fortyseven Creek, lode |
| Related records | 10258804, 10002506 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -158.2028, 61.04936 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | Just off east side of ridge that Fortyseven Creek drains. |
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)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| United States | Alaska |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Antimony Critical | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Argentite | Ore |
| Arsenopyrite | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Jamesonite | Ore |
| Scheelite | Ore |
| Stibnite | Ore |
| Wolframite | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Sericite | Gangue |
| Tourmaline | Gangue |
| Model code | 273 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 36a |
| Deposit model name | Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein |
| Mark3 model number | 27 |
| (1) | -158.2028, 61.04936 |
|---|
| Development status | Prospect |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| District name | Aniak |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Alaska Resource Data File | ARDF | SM073 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | A013446 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D002727 |
Cady, W.M., Wallace, R.E., Hoare, J.M., and Webber, E.J., 1955, The central Kuskokwim region, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 268, 132 p.
Cobb, E.H., 1972, Metallic mineral resources map of the Sleetmute quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-368, scale 1:250,000.
Cobb, E.H., 1976, Summary of references to mineral occurrences (other than mineral fuels and construction materials) in the Dillingham, Sleetmute, and Taylor Mountain quadrangles, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 76-606, 92 p.
Berger, B.R., 1986, Descriptive model of low-sulfide Au-quartz veins, in Cox, D.P., and Singer, D.A., eds. Mineral Deposit Models: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1693, p. 239.
Bliss, J.D., and Orris, G.J., 1986, Descriptive model of simple Sb deposits, in Cox, D.P., and Singer, D.A., eds., Mineral deposit models: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1693, p. 183-186.
Bundtzen, T.K., and Henning, M.W., 1978, Barite in Alaska: Mines and Geology Bulletin, v. 27, no. 4, p. 1-4.
Miller, M.L., Belkin, H.E., Blodgett, R.B., Bundtzen, T.K., Cady, J.W., Goldfarb, R.J., Gray, J.E., McGimsey, R.G., and Simpson, S.L., 1989, Pre-field study and mineral resource assessment of the Sleetmute quadrangle, southwestern Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 89-363, 115 p., 3 plates, scale 1:250,000.
Cobb, E.H., 1976, Summary of references to mineral occurrences (other than mineral fuels and construction materials) in the Dillingham, Sleetmute, and Taylor Mountains quadrangles, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 76-606, 92 p.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | Model Name = Lode; gold-tungsten-quartz vein, shear zone |
| Deposit | Model Number = 36a?, 27d? |
| Deposit | Other Comments = No production yet known, but development dur ing 1990's indicates production is likely. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 02-JUN-1994 | Huber, D.F.; Niles, L.P.: Miller, M.L. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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