| Deposit ID | 10002491 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | A013430 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Central Creek |
| Related records | 10113096 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -157.90288, 61.89938 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | The site is located somewhere in the first 2.5 miles (4 km) of Central Creek starting at its mouth on the Kuskokwim River. Central Creek is approximately 6 miles (9.6 km) due east of the village of Crooked Creek on the Great Bend of the Kuskokwim River. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Bethel(Census area)
Alaska(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Sleetmute D-6(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)
Sleetmute NW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Sleetmute C(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Aniak(hydrologic unit)
Lower Kuskokwim River(hydrologic accounting unit)
Southwest(hydrologic subregion)
Alaska(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| United States | Alaska |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Model code | 119 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 39a |
| Deposit model name | Placer Au-PGE |
| Mark3 model number | 54 |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Unconsolidated Deposit > Silt | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Unconsolidated Deposit > Gravel |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Unconsolidated Deposit > Sand and Gravel |
| (1) | -157.90288, 61.89938 |
|---|
| Development status | Prospect |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| District name | Aniak |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | A013430 | |
| USGS | Alaska Resource Data File | ARDF | SM011 |
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.
Yeend, W.E., 1986, Descriptive model of Placer Au-PGE, in Cox, D.P., and Singer, D.A., eds. Mineral Deposit Models: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1693, p. 261-4.
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 = Placer |
| Deposit | Other Comments = Stream gradient varies from 200 ft/mi (38 m/km) upstream to 100 ft/mi (19 m/km) downstream. Very little information on deposit. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 02-JUN-1994 | Huber, D.F. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Reporter | 02-JUN-1994 | Niles, L.P. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Reporter | 02-JUN-1994 | Miller, M.L. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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