| Deposit ID | 10002641 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | A015081 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Moore Creek |
| Geographic coordinates: | -157.15265, 62.59914 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | SEE LOCATION COMMENTS |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Yukon-Koyukuk(Census area)
Alaska(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Iditarod C-3(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)
Iditarod NE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Iditarod C(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Takotna 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 | Secondary |
| Chromium Critical | Tertiary |
| Mercury | Tertiary |
| Tin Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Cassiterite | Ore |
| Chromite | Ore |
| Cinnabar | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Scheelite | Gangue |
| Zircon | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Unconsolidated Deposit > Gravel |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Mafic Volcanic Rock > Basalt |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite |
| (1) | -157.15265, 62.59914 |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1910 |
| Year of first production | 1911 |
| Year of last production | 1967 |
| District name | Mcgrath |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | A015081 | |
| USGS | Alaska Resource Data File | ARDF | ID084 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D002702 |
MERTIE, J.B., JR., 1936, MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE RUBY-KUSKOKWIM REGION, ALASKA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 864-C, 115-245.
COBB, E.H., COMPILER, 1972, METALLIC MINERAL RESOURCES MAP OF THE IDITAROD QUADRANGLE, ALASKA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MISCELLANEOUS FIELD STUDIES MAP MF-363, SCALE 1:250,000.
COBB, E.H., 1976, SUMMARY OF REFERENCES TO MINERAL OCCURRENCES (OTHER THAN MINERAL FUELS AND CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL) IN THE IDITAROD AND OPHIR QUADRANGLES, ALASKA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 76-576, 101 P.
BAG-MF-363-37
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | STREAM GRADIENT IS ABOUT 100 FT. PER MILE. MOORE CREEK HAS TWO BRANCHES, OF WHICH THE EASTERN BRANCH IS WILLOW CREEK. PLACER DEPOSITS MAINLY ON THE WESTERN BRANCH. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT |
| Deposit | THIS SITE NAME WAS CREATED BY THE REPORTER OR OTHER USGS EMPLOYEE BASED ON PROXIMITY TO SOME MAJOR GEOGRAPHIC FEATURE. |
| Deposit | GOLD IS IN BASE OF GRAVEL AND IN CRACKS IN UPPER 1.5 FT. OF BEDROCK. STREAM OVERBURDEN IS 12-18 FT. THICK GRAVEL. BENCH OVERBURDEN IS 5-7 FT. THICK; 3-5 FT. GRAVEL, 2 FT. MUCK. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-APR-1987 | Powers, M.T. (Huber, D.F.) | U.S. Geological Survey | ARDF AND MRDS MERGED RECORD |
| Updater | 01-MAY-1994 | Powers, M.T. (Huber, D.F.) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Editor | 06-MAR-1998 | Mason, George | U.S. Geological Survey |
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