| Deposit ID | 10003222 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | A016035 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Buck Creek |
| Alternate or previous names | Left Fork, West Fork |
| Geographic coordinates: | -167.47926, 65.62593 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | TRIB. OF GROUSE CR. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Nome(Census area)
Alaska(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Teller C-5(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)
Teller NE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Teller(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Shishmaref(hydrologic unit)
Northern Seward Peninsula(hydrologic accounting unit)
Northwest(hydrologic subregion)
Alaska(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Diomede Native Corporation(ANCSA Village)
ANCSA Village NTVPIC(Type of land area)
NTVPIC(Federal land areas administered by NTVPIC)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| United States | Alaska |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Tin Critical | Primary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Hematite | Gangue |
| Magnetite | Gangue |
| Monazite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Rutile | Gangue |
| Scheelite | Gangue |
| Tourmaline | Gangue |
| Cassiterite | Unknown |
| Gold | Unknown |
| Result | 2.86 LB SN/CY |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Slate |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metavolcanic Rock > Mafic Metamorphic Rock > Greenstone |
| (1) | -167.47926, 65.62593 |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1901 |
| Year of first production | 1902 |
| Year of last production | 1953 |
| District name | Port Clarence/Potato Mt. |
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| Year | 1911 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period | 1901-1911 | ||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Accurate | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1919 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period | 1911-1919 | ||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Accurate | ||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | A016035 |
USGS BULLETIN 358, P. 8, 16-17, 32-35, 61-62.
USGS BULLETIN 520, P. 89-91, 340-342.
USGS BULLETIN 733, P. 89-90, 94-96.
USBM RI 4418, P. 4, 6-8, 10-14, 21.
BAG-MF-426-29
USBM RI 4418, P. 4, 21; USBM RI 6587, P. 9-10.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DATA COMBINED FOR GROUSE CR., BUCK CR., SUTTER CR. AND OTHER BUCK CR. TRIBUTARIES; SITE SPECIFIC INFO ON THESE CREEKS HAS BEEN LISTED IN SEPARATE MRDS RECORDS. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Deposit | THIS SITE NAME WAS CREATED BY THE REPORTER OR OTHER USGS EMPLOYEE BASED ON PROXIMITY TO SOME MAJOR GEOGRAPHIC FEATURE. |
| Deposit | SMALL SCATTERED TIN PLACERS IN BUCK CR. DRAINAGE AVERAGED 40-100 FT IN WIDTH, 3-13 FT IN DEPTH, AND 500-3000 FT IN LENGTH; SEPARATED BY DISTANCES OF 600-4900 FT; CASSITERITE AND SMALL AMOUNTS OF AU CONCENTRATED ON BEDROCK; 15,000 FT DREDGED, 1500 FT HAND MINED. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-SEP-1987 | Leonard, Kenneth R. (Huber, Donald F.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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