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Collins Creek

Occurrence in Alaska, United States with commodities Gold, Lead
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10282301
MRDS ID A000222
MAS/MILS ID 0020440035
Record type Site
Current site name Collins Creek

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -163.19371, 65.90047 (WGS84)
Elevation 101
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Northwest Arctic(Borough)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Bendeleben D-3(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Bendeleben NE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Bendeleben C(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Goodhope-Spafarief Bay(hydrologic unit)

Northern Seward Peninsula(hydrologic accounting unit)

Northwest(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Kateel River 006 N 022 W 24 E2SESE Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Lead Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -163.19371, 65.90047
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • BEDROCK IS PROBABLY SCHIST AND SLATE WITH OCCASIONAL THIN LIMESTONE BEDS; LAVA RIM ROCK ON VALLEY WALLS. GOLD DERIVED FROM QUARTZ-CALCITE VEINS IN SCHIST. REF. POINT LOCATED AT CONFLUENCE OF COLLINS AND HANNUM CR.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Placer
Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 25-AUG-1986 Sbh U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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

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Authoritative Alaska resources

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