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Rosie Creek Placer Prospect

Occurrence in Alaska, United States with commodity Gold
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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. Materials information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Land status
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10000592
MRDS ID A011046
Record type Site
Current site name Rosie Creek Placer Prospect
Alternate or previous names Rose Creek, Lake Creek
Related records 10257406

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -150.19247, 67.19524 (WGS84)
Relative position ABOUT 5 MI S COLDFOOT ON E SIDE OF THE MIDDLE FORK.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Yukon-Koyukuk(Census area)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Wiseman A-1(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Wiseman SE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Wiseman(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
027N 012W 03,04,05 Alaska

Comments on the location information

  • EXTENT OF PROSPECT UNKNOWN. EXPLORATION DRIFT SHAFTS ARE WITHIN 2 MI RADIUS OF LOCATION. LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Slate
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Gravel

Nearby scientific data

(1) -150.19247, 67.19524
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • MAJOR.UNITS: BEDROCK AT LAKE CREEK SCHIST, ON ROSIE CREEK GREENSTONE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Kouukuk District

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ABOUT FOUR SHAFTS SUNK, MOST ARE JUST OVER 100 FT DEEP; ONE AT HEAD OF LAKE CK REPORTED TO BE 275 FT DEEP.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1984 Bliss, James D. U.S. Geological Survey

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

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