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Golconda Creek

Past Producer 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. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10001011
MRDS ID A011684
Record type Site
Current site name Golconda Creek
Related records 10282527

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -143.45746, 61.00576 (WGS84)
Relative position Coordinates are for confluence of Golconda and Standard Creeks. Most activity was on Golconda Creek below Standard Creek. Golconda Creek is a tributary to the North Fork of the Bremner River in the Bering Glacier quadrangle. Best location: MacKevett, 1976, loc. 8. Accurate within radius of 1,000 feet.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Valdez-Cordova(Census area)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

McCarthy A-7(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

McCarthy SW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

McCarthy(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Chitina River(hydrologic unit)

Copper River(hydrologic accounting unit)

South Central Alaska(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Wrangell-St. Elias National Park(National Park)

National Park NPS(Type of land area)

NPS(Federal land areas administered by NPS)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • Ore Material = Gold (native)

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 119
USGS model code 39a
Deposit model name Placer Au-PGE
Mark3 model number 54

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Slate

Nearby scientific data

(1) -143.45746, 61.00576
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • Geologic Description = Shallow placer deposits, maximum 8 ft deep, in modern stream gravels. Older alluvial terraces are known to be auriferous.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic

Comments on exploration

  • Status = Inactive

Mining district

District name Nizina

Comments on the production information

  • Production Notes = Probably produced between 2000 and 3000 oz Au.

Comments on the workings information

  • Workings / Exploration = Surface workings. Hand methods and small-scale hydraulic operations.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Comments on the references

  • Primary Reference = Moffit, 1914

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Model Name = Placer: stream, bench.
Deposit Other Comments = Most important gold producing stream in the Bremner River area.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 12-NOV-1997 Leonard, K.R. U.S. Geological Survey
Reporter 12-NOV-1997 Elliott, R.L. U.S. Geological Survey
Reporter 12-NOV-1997 Richter, D.H. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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

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