| Deposit ID | 10003068 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | A015593 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Rocky Bottom Creek Placer Prospect |
| Geographic coordinates: | -153.7867, 66.96627 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Location accuracy | 2000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Yukon-Koyukuk(Census area)
Alaska(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Hughes D-2(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)
Bettles NW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Hughes(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Alaska(hydrologic region)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| United States | Alaska |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| (1) | -153.7867, 66.96627 |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Koyukuk |
|---|
| Ownership category | State |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | A015593 |
USGS MF 458 (D-1), LOC. 13
USGS PROF. PAPER NO. 10, P. 50
USGS OF 75-267, P. 16.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | COLORS OF PLACER GOLD FOUND, BUT NOT ENOUGH FOR PROFITABLE MINING. |
| Deposit | STREAM GRADIENT APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET 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-87 | Powers, M.T. (Huber, D.F.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
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