| Deposit ID | 10003229 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | A016045 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Buckner Creek Placer |
| Alternate or previous names | Buhner Creek |
| Geographic coordinates: | -167.62731, 65.5337 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Location accuracy | 2000(meters) |
| Relative position | TRIB. OF ANIKOVIK RIVER. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Nome(Census area)
Alaska(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Teller C-6(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
Wales 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 |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Tin Critical | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Cassiterite | Ore |
| Fluorite | Gangue |
| Garnet | Gangue |
| Limonite | Gangue |
| Magnetite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Gold | Unknown |
| (1) | -167.62731, 65.5337 |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1899 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | A016045 |
USGS PROF. PAPER 2, P. 50-51.
USGS BULLETIN 229, P. 16, 35-36.
USBM RI 5520, P. 5, 15, 18-20.
USGS OFR 77-796-B, P. 4, LOC. 14.
BAG-MF-426-40
| 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 | CASSITERITE MAKES UP 90% OF CONCENTRATES. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-SEP-87 | Leonard, Kenneth R. (Huber, Donald F.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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