| Deposit ID | 10097571 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | A015530 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Lucky Creek Placer |
| Related records | 10209242 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -155.38642, 64.4495 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Location accuracy | 250(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Yukon-Koyukuk(Census area)
Alaska(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Ruby B-5(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)
Ruby S(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Ruby(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Alaska(hydrologic region)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| United States | Alaska |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Ruby |
|---|
| Ownership category | State |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | A015530 |
USGS MF-405 (B-5), LOC. 8.
USGS OF 77-168 D, P. 86, LOC. 31
USGS BULL 864-C, P. 158
USGS OF 81-170, P. 48
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | GOLD REPORTED, AMOUNT UNKNOWN; PRESENCE OF CASSITERITE UNCERTAIN. POTENTIAL AMOUNT OF PLACER MINING GROUND IN THIS VALLEY IS SMALL. |
| Deposit | STREAM GRADIENT UNKNOWN, A GOOD APPROXIMATION WOULD BE 150-200 FEET PER MILE. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT |
| Deposit | THIS SITE NAME WAS CREATED BY THE REPORTER OR OTHER USGS EMPLOYEE BASED ON PROXIMITY TO SOME MAJOR GEOGRAPHIC FEATURE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-1987 | Powers, M.T. (Huber, D.F.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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