| Deposit ID | 10002506 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | A013446 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Fortyseven Creek Lode |
| Alternate or previous names | Fortyseven Creek |
| Related records | 10258804 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -158.20252, 61.04908 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 625 |
| Relative position | SEE LOCATION COMMENTS |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Bethel(Census area)
Alaska(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Sleetmute A-6(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)
Sleetmute SW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Sleetmute(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Holitna River(hydrologic unit)
Upper Kuskokwim River(hydrologic accounting unit)
Southwest(hydrologic subregion)
Alaska(hydrologic region)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| United States | Alaska |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Tungsten Critical | Primary |
| Antimony Critical | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Argentite | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Jamesonite | Ore |
| Scheelite | Ore |
| Stibnite | Ore |
| Wolframite | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Sericite | Gangue |
| Tourmaline | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Siltstone |
| Rock unit name | Kuskokwim Group;Kuskokwim Group |
| Rock description | Kuskokwim Group;Kuskokwim Group |
| (1) | -158.20252, 61.04908 |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1947 |
| Discoverer | Russell Schaefer |
| District name | Aniak |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | A013446 | |
| USGS | Alaska Resource Data File | ARDF | SM073 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D002727 |
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., COMPILER, 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 MOUNTAINS QUADRANGLES, ALASKA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 76-606, 92 P.
BERGER, B.R., 1986, DESCRIPTIVE MODEL OF LOW-SULFIDE AU-QUARTZ VEINS, IN COX, D.P., AND SINGER, D.A., EDS. MINERAL DEPOSIT MODELS: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1693, P. 239.
BLISS, J.D., AND ORRIS, G.J., 1986, DESCRIPTIVE MODEL OF SIMPLE SB DEPOSITS, IN COX, D.P., AND SINGER, D.A., EDS. MINERAL DEPOSIT MODELS: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1693, P. 183-4.
BUNDTZEN, T.K., EAKINS, G.R., GREEN, C.B., AND LUECK, L.L., 1986, ALASKA'S MINERAL INDUSTRY, 1985: ALASKA DIVISION OF GEOLOGICAL AND GEOPHYSICAL SURVEYS SPECIAL REPORT 39, 68 P.
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.
BAG-MF-368-15
Cobb, E.H., 1972, Metallic mineral resources map of the Sleetmute quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-368, 1 sheet, scale 1:250,000.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | NO PRODUCTION YET KNOWN, BUT DEVELOPMENT DURING 1990'S INDICATES PRODUCTION IS LIKELY. |
| Deposit | THIS SITE NAME WAS CREATED BY THE REPORTER OR OTHER USGS EMPLOYEE BASED ON PROXIMITY TO SOME MAJOR GEOGRAPHIC FEATURE. |
| Deposit | SHEAR ZONE 1,000 FT (305 M) WIDE AND 1.5 MI (2.4 KM) LONG IN CRETACEOUS GRAYWACKE AND SLATE CONTAINS QUARTZ VEINS CARRYING GOLD-, SILVER-, AND TUNGSTEN-BEARING MINERALS. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-1987 | Niles, L.P. (Huber, D.F.) | U.S. Geological Survey | PARSED OUT HOST ROCK AND ASSOCIATED ROCK TYPES, AGES, UNIT NAMES, AND UNIT AGES. |
| Updater | 01-JUN-1994 | Huber, D.F.; Niles, L.P.: Miller, M.L. | U.S. Geological Survey | ARDF AND MRDS MERGED RECORD |
| Editor | 14-SEP-1994 | Waller, Nichelle (Mosier, Dan) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Editor | 06-MAR-1998 | Mason, George | U.S. Geological Survey |
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