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Moose Creek

Past Producer in Alaska, United States with commodities Gold, Mercury, Tin, Tungsten, Platinum
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mining district
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10103629
MRDS ID M045369
Record type Site
Current site name Moose Creek
Alternate or previous names Big Moose Creek, Keys, Triple X Placers

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -148.98622, 64.04129 (WGS84)
Relative position 38 MI SOUTH OF NENANA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Denali(Borough)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Fairbanks A-4(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Fairbanks S(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Fairbanks C(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Mercury Secondary
Tin Critical Secondary
Tungsten Critical Secondary
Platinum Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Cassiterite Ore
Cinnabar Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -148.98622, 64.04129
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Production years 1909, 1911, 1918, 1928-1940

Mining district

District name Bonnifield District

Comments on the production information

  • 100 OZ AU PRODUCED IN 1916

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CAPPS, 1911, P. 221-222 (B480)

  • Deposit

    BROOKS, 1922, P. 51 (B722)

  • Deposit

    BROOKS, 1923, P. 35 (B739)

  • Deposit

    CAPPS, 1924, P. 138 (B755)

  • Deposit

    5) SMITH, P. S., 1930B, P. 35 (B813)

  • Deposit

    6) SMITH, P. S., 1932, P. 40 (B824)

  • Deposit

    7) SMITH, P. S., 1933B, P. 41 (B844-A)

  • Deposit

    8) SMITH, P. S., 1934A, P. 38 (B857-A)

  • Deposit

    9) SMITH, P. S., 1934B, P. 42 (B864-A)

  • Deposit

    10) SMITH, P. S., 1936, P. 44 (B868-A)

  • Deposit

    11) SMITH, P. S., 1937, P. 46 (B880-A)

  • Deposit

    12) SMITH, P. S., 1938, P. 56 (B897-A)

  • Deposit

    13) SMITH, P. S., 1939A, P. 55 (B910-A)

  • Deposit

    14) SMITH, P. S., 1939B, P. 54 (B917-A)

  • Deposit

    15) SMITH, P. S., 1941, P. 50-51 (B926-A)

  • Deposit

    16) SMITH, P. S., 1942B, P. 47 (B933-A)

  • Deposit

    17) JOESTING, 1942, P. 20, 27, 34, 39 (TDM 1)

  • Deposit

    18) MALONE, 1965, P. 55 (IC 8252)

  • Deposit

    19) COBB, 1972, P. 62 (OF 508)

  • Deposit

    20) COBB, 1972 (MF 410)

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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