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Fox 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. Mining district
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10003052
MRDS ID A015577
Record type Site
Current site name Fox Creek Placer Prospect
Related records 10209353

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -155.31983, 65.04951 (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

Melozitna A-5(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Melozitna S(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Melozitna(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Comments on the location information

  • PLACER ALONG FOX CREEK, AN EASTERN FLOWING TRIBUTARY OF THE MELOZITNA RIVER. 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) -155.31983, 65.04951
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • CREEK 15-20 FEET WIDE IN A VALLEY 700 FEET WIDE. ; MAJOR.UNITS: COUNTRY ROCK IS UPPER CRETACEOUS NONMARINE SEDIMENTARY ROCKS WITH IRONSTONE CONCRETIONS AND LENSES AND ABUNDANT PLANT REMAINS.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Melozitna

Comments on development

  • THREE CLAIMS FOR PLACER GOLD REPORTED IN 1913. NO RECORD OF PRODUCTION OR LATER ACTIVITY.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    USGS OF 81-847 A, P. A 8.

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.

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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Authoritative Alaska resources

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