| Deposit ID | 10001493 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | A012240 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Palmer Creek |
| Related records | 10208631 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -145.47289, 65.0136 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | SEE LOCATION COMMENTS |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Fairbanks North Star(Borough)
Alaska(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Circle A-3(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)
Circle SE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Circle C(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Alaska(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| United States | Alaska |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Tungsten Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Scheelite | Ore |
| (1) | -145.47289, 65.0136 |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Circle |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | A012240 | |
| USGS | Alaska Resource Data File | ARDF | CI044 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D002678 |
Smith, P. S., 1939, Mineral industry of Alaska in 1938: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 917-A, p. 1-106.
Smith, P. S., 1939, Mineral industry of Alaska in 1937: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 910-A, p. 1-106.
Cobb, E. H., 1972, Metallic mineral resources map of the Circle quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Misc. Field Studies Map 391, 1 sheet, scale 1:250,000.
Cobb, E. H., 1976, Summary of references to mineral occurrences (other than mineral fuels and construction materials) in the Circle quadrangle, Alaska: U. S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 76-633, 72 p.
Menzie, W. D., Foster, H. L., Tripp, R.B., and Yeend, W. E., 1983, Mineral resource assessment of the Circle quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 83-170-B, 61 p., 1 sheet, 1:250,000.
Lampright, R. L., 1996, Gold placer deposits near Fairbanks Alaska: Iron Fire Publications, Nederland, Colorado, 135 p.
BAG-OFR-83-170B-88
Smith, P.S., 1941, Mineral industry of Alaska in 1939: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 926-A, p. 1-106.
Joesting, H.R., 1942, Strategic mineral occurences in interior Alaska: Alaska Territorial Department of Mines Pamphlet 1, 46 p.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | NUMEROUS QUARTZ AND CALCITE VEINLETS THAT CUT THE QUARTZITIC AND PHYLLITIC COUNTRY ROCK HAVE BEEN CONSIDERED THE SOURCE OF GOLD BY SOME WORKERS (MENZIE AND OTHERS, 1983, P. 50). DURING MINING OPERATIONS IN 1941 MOST OF THE CONCENTRATES CONSISTED OF SCHEELITE (JOESTING, 1942, P. 41). NO GRANITIC ROCKS ARE KNOWN IN THE DRAINAGE AREA AND THERE ARE NO IGNEOUS ROCKS IN THE STREAM GRAVELS, SO THE SCHEELITE PROBABLY OCCURS IN SOME OF THE NUMEROUS QUARTZ STRINGERS IN THE SCHIST COUNTRY ROCK (JOESTING, 1942, P. 41). |
| Deposit | THIS SITE NAME WAS CREATED BY THE REPORTER OR OTHER USGS EMPLOYEE BASED ON PROXIMITY TO SOME MAJOR GEOGRAPHIC FEATURE. |
| Deposit | SEE ALSO VAN CURLERS BAR, ARDF NO. CI087 AND SHAMROCK CREEK, ARDF NO. CI052; USGS OFR 83-170-B, APPENDIX I, NO. 88 |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1986 | Leonard, Kenneth R. (Elliott, R. L.) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-SEP-1998 | C.J. Freeman, J.R. Guidetti Schaefer, A.S. Clements | Avalon Development Corporation |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
These are landing pages for further research — the state agencies don't currently expose per-mine deep links.