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Shovel Creek Placer Prospect

Occurrence in Alaska, United States with commodity Gold
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. General comments
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10003045
MRDS ID A015569
Record type Site
Current site name Shovel Creek Placer Prospect
Related records 10282184

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -155.08646, 64.88284 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Yukon-Koyukuk(Census area)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Ruby D-5(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Ruby N(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Ruby(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Doyon, Limited(ANCSA Region)

ANCSA Region NTVPIC(Type of land area)

NTVPIC(Federal land areas administered by NTVPIC)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Comments on the location information

  • DEPOSIT ON ONE OF THE LOWER TERRACES ACROSS AND A FEW MILES UPSTREAM FROM RUBY. LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -155.08646, 64.88284
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • CREEK DRAINS A GRANITE BODY IN CONTACT WITH MAFIC ROCKS, LIMESTONE, AND SCHIST; A POTENTIALLY FAVORABLE SETTING FOR A MINERALIZED ZONE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Comments on the workings information

  • WORK IN 1911 AND 1915 ON GRAVEL DEPOSITS NORTH OF THE YUKON R.

Comments on development

  • CLAIMS STAKED IN 1911-15 APPARENTLY RESULTED IN THE DISCOVERY OF NO MINABLE GROUND. LATE IN THE SUMMER OF 1915 THERE WAS A STAMPEDE FROM RUBY.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THIS SITE NAME WAS CREATED BY THE REPORTER OR OTHER USGS EMPLOYEE BASED ON PROXIMITY TO SOME MAJOR GEOGRAPHIC FEATURE.
Deposit GOLD BEARING GRAVELS BENEATH 20 OR MORE FEET OF CLEAN WHITE QUARTZ BOULDERS OVERLAIN BY SEVERAL FEET OF FINE SEDIMENT OR MUCK.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1987 Powers, M.T. (Huber, D.F.) U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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