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Dowry Creek

Past Producer in Alaska, United States with commodities Platinum, Gold, Iridium, Osmium
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Ore body information
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Workings at the site
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10038100
MRDS ID M045380
Record type Site
Current site name Dowry Creek
Alternate or previous names Strandberg & Sons

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -161.71101, 58.94925 (WGS84)
Relative position 6 MILES SOUTH OF PLATINUM

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Bethel(Census area)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Hagemeister Island D-6(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Hagemeister Strait(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Hagemeister Island(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Kuskokwim Delta(hydrologic unit)

Lower Kuskokwim River(hydrologic accounting unit)

Southwest(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Calista Corporation(ANCSA Region)

ANCSA Region NTVPIC(Type of land area)

NTVPIC(Federal land areas administered by NTVPIC)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Platinum Critical Primary
Gold Primary
Iridium Critical Tertiary
Osmium Tertiary

Analytical data

Result IR = 7.49 %, OS = 1.49 %, OF PT CONCENTRATE

Nearby scientific data

(1) JTros
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Length 804.65M

Comments on the geologic information

  • HR.AGE.MV: DUNITE, SERPENTINE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Production years 1936-1940

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Unknown
    Overall length 804.65M

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SMITH, P. S., 1937, P. 73 (B880-A)

  • Deposit

    SMITH, P. S., 1942B, P. 74 (B933-A)

  • Deposit

    MERTIE, 1969, P. 77, 85 (P630)

  • Deposit

    COBB, 1972, P. 29 (OF 508)

  • Deposit

    5) COBB, 1972 (MF 362)

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1975 Blair, Will N. U.S. Geological Survey

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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