| Deposit ID | 10003180 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | A015715 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Sheridan Creek |
| Alternate or previous names | Sherdon Creek |
| Related records | 10160269 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -161.09334, 65.5794 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | The Sheridan Creek placer mine is 0.8 mile upstream from the mouth of the creek. The map site is in section 14, T. 2 N., R. 12 W., of the Kateel River Meridian. Cobb, 1972 (MF-389), location 28. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Northwest Arctic(Borough)
Alaska(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Candle C-5(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)
Candle N(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Candle(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Buckland River(hydrologic unit)
Northern Seward Peninsula(hydrologic accounting unit)
Northwest(hydrologic subregion)
Alaska(hydrologic region)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| United States | Alaska |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Model code | 119 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 39a |
| Deposit model name | Placer Au-PGE |
| Mark3 model number | 54 |
| (1) | -161.09334, 65.5794 |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| District name | Fairhaven |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | A015715 | |
| USGS | Alaska Resource Data File | ARDF | CA031 |
Moffit, F.H., 1904, The Kotzebue placer gold field of Seward Peninsula, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 225, p. 74-80.
Henshaw, F.F., 1909, Mining in the Fairhaven precinct: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 379, p. 355-369.
Smith, P.S. and Eakin, H.M., 1910, Mineral resources of the Nulato-Council region: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 442, 432 p.
Smith, P.S. and Eakin, H.M., 1911, Mineral resources of Alaska 1910: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 480, 333 p..
Eakin, H.M., 1915, Placer mining in Seward Peninsula: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 622-I, p. 366-373.
Cobb, E.H., 1976, Summary of references to mineral occurrences (other than mineral fuels and construction materials) in the Candle, Holy Cross, Norton Bay, Nulato, and Unalakleet quadrangles, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 76-866, 102 p.
Cass, J.T., 1959, Reconnaissance geologic map of the Candle quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Investigations Series Map I-287, 1 sheet, scale 1:250,000.
Cobb, E.H., 1972, Metallic mineral resources map of the Candle Quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-389, 1 sheet, scale 1:250,000.
Harrington, G.L., 1919, The gold and platinum placers of the Kiwalik-Koyuk region: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 692-G, p. 369-400.
Moffit, F.H., 1905, The Fairhaven gold placers, Seward Peninsula, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 247, 85 p.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | Model Name = Placer Au-PGE (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 39a). |
| Deposit | Other Comments = Stream gradient approximately 150 feet per mile. No sign of recent work in 1964. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 12-JAN-00 | Williams, Anita | U.S. Geological Survey |
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