| Deposit ID | 10038084 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M045361 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Sweepstake Creek |
| Alternate or previous names | Circle, Eagle, Fairbanks, Johnson A., Moon, Porter, Rampart, Winder |
| Geographic coordinates: | -161.31998, 65.38272 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | 40 MI SW CANDLE |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Nome(Census area)
Alaska(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Candle B-5(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)
Candle S(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Candle(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Norton Bay(hydrologic unit)
Norton Sound(hydrologic accounting unit)
Northwest(hydrologic subregion)
Alaska(hydrologic region)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| United States | Alaska |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Platinum Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Garnet | Ore |
| Hematite | Ore |
| Ilmenite | Ore |
| Magnetite | Ore |
| Zircon | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite |
| (1) | -161.31998, 65.38272 |
|---|
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Fairhaven District |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M045361 |
BROOKS, 1913, P. 49 (B542)
EAKIN, 1915F, P. 371 (B622)
SMITH, PS. S., 1917B, P. 56 (BMB 153)
MARTIN, 1919, P. 21, 41 (B692)
5) HARRINGTON, 1919C, P. 380-381, 395 (B692)
6) MARTIN, 1920, P. 23 (B 712)
7) BROOKS, 1921, P. 38 (B714)
8) BROOKS AND MARTIN, 1921, P. 71 (B714)
9) HARRINGTON, 1921B, P. 236 (B714)
10) BROOKS, 1923, P. 13 (B739)
11) MERTIE, 1923, P. 158 (B739)
12) SMITH, P. S., 1926, P. 17 (B783)
13) SMITH, P. S., 1929, P. 27 (B797)
14) SMITH, P. S., 1930A, P. 36 (B810)
15) SMITH, P. S., 1930B, P. 42 (B813)
16) SMITH, P. S., 1932, P. 46 (B824)
17) SMITH, P. S., 1933A, P. 48 (B836)
18) SMITH, P. S., 1933B, P. 49 (B844-A)
19) SMITH, P. S., 1934A, P. 46 (B857-A)
20) SMITH, P. S., 1934B, P. 52 (B864-A)
21) SMITH, P. S., 1936, P. 53 (B868-A)
22) SMITH, P. S., 1937, P. 57 (B880-A)
23) SMITH, P. S., 1938, P. 66 (B897-A)
24) SMITH, P. S., 1939A, P. 70 (B910-A)
25) SMITH, P. S., 1939B, P. 69 (B917-A)
26) SMITH, P. S., 1941, P. 64 (B926-A)
27) SMITH, P. S., 1942B, P. 61 (B933-A)
28) ANDERSON, ESKIL, 1947, P. 39 (TDM 5-R)
29) GAULT AND OTHERS, 1953, P. 1, 3-9, 15, CASS, 1959B (I-287)
30) WEDOW AND OTHERS, 1952, P. 43 (OF 51)
31) COBB, 1972, P. 45-46 (OF 508)
32) COBB, 1972 (MF 389)
MARTIN 1919
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1975 | Blair, Will N. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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