| Deposit ID | 10002995 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | A015502 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Bedrock Creek Placer |
| Related records | 10281798 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -147.43768, 65.06635 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Fairbanks North Star(Borough)
Alaska(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Livengood A-1(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)
Circle SW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Livengood(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Alaska(hydrologic region)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| United States | Alaska |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Scheelite | Ore |
| Cassiterite | Unknown |
| (1) | -147.43768, 65.06635 |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Fairbanks |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | A015502 |
USGS MF-413 (A-1), LOC. 88
USGS BULL 739, P. 30
ALASKA DEPT. OF MINES PAMPHLET NO. 1, P. 32
USGS BULL. 1024-I, P. 188, 210.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | GOLD IN STREAM PLACER. BEDROCK UNCOVERED IN PLACER APPARENTLY CONTAINED SOME AURIFEROUS QUARTZ VEINS THAT WERE MINED FROM AN OPEN CUT AND MILLED AT NEARBY CLEARY HILL MILL. |
| Deposit | STREAM GRADIENT ABOUT 500 FT. PER MILE. ; 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. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-1987 | Powers, M.T. (Huber, D.F.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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