Dog Creek

Past Producer in British Columbia, Canada with commodities Gold, Platinum
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Ore body information
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mining district
  10. Production statistics
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10038757
MRDS ID M046194
Record type Site
Current site name Dog Creek

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -124.31817, 54.6165 (WGS84)
Relative position 5 MILES SOUTH OF FORT ST. JAMES

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Canada British Columbia

Comments on the location information

  • TRIBUTARY TO STUART RIVER

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Platinum Critical Tertiary

Analytical data

Result PT = .00025 OZ/YD

Nearby scientific data

(1) -124.31817, 54.6165

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form STREAM GRAVELS

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Omenica Mining Division

Production statistics

  • Year 1945
    Period 1874 - 1945
    Material AU
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^0.124 Oz Au/Yd

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    O'NEILL AND GUNNING, 1934, PT DEPOSITS IN CANADA: CANADA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY ECON. GEOL. REPT. 13, P. 82

  • Deposit

    HOLLAND, 1950, PLACER GOLD IN B. C.: B. C. DEPT. MINES BULL. 28, P. 43

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-1975 Blair, Will N. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.