| Deposit ID | 10308875 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | A015072 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Flat Creek |
| Alternate or previous names | Flat Creek and Marietta Basin, Marietta |
| Related records | 10101008 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -158.00893, 62.40239 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | USGS MF-363 loc. 30.(B-4,5 topographic map). Tailings marked on Iditarod (B-4,5) topographic maps. Coordinates given here are for mine at head of Flat Creek.; 0-5 Miles south of Flat.; Accurate within 1/4 mile. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Yukon-Koyukuk(Census area)
Alaska(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Iditarod B-5(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)
Iditarod SW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Iditarod(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Alaska(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| United States | Alaska |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Mercury | Secondary |
| Antimony Critical | Secondary |
| Tungsten Critical | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Cinnabar | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Scheelite | Ore |
| Stibnite | Ore |
| Model code | 119 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 39a |
| Deposit model name | Placer Au-PGE |
| Mark3 model number | 54 |
| (1) | -158.00893, 62.40239 |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| District name | Iditarod |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Alaska Resource Data File | ARDF | ID104 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | A015049 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | A015072 |
Mertie, J.B., Jr., and Harrington, G.L., 1916, Mineral resources of the Ruby-Kuskokwim region, in Brooks, A.H., and others, Mineral Resources of Alaska, Report on Progress of Investigations in 1915: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 642, p. 223-266.
Smith, P.S., 1917, The Lake Clark-central Kuskokwim region, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 655, 192 p.
Mertie, J.B., Jr., 1936, Mineral deposits of the Ruby-Kuskokwim region, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 864-C, 115-245.
Cobb, E.H., 1972, Metallic mineral resources map of the Iditarod quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-363, 1 sheet, scale 1:250,000.
Cobb, E.H., 1976, Summary of references to mineral occurrences (other than mineral fuels and construction material) in the Iditarod and Ophir quadrangles, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 76-576, 101 p.
Swainbank, R.C., Bundtzen, T.K., Clough, A.H., Henning, M.W., and Hansen E.W., 1995, Alaska's mineral industry 1994: Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys Special Report 49, 77 p.
Miller, M.L., Bundtzen, T.K., Keith, W.J., Bailey, E.A., Bickerstaff, Damon, 1996, Geology and mineral resources of the Stuyahok area, part of Holy Cross A-4 and A-5 quadrangles, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 96-505-A, 30 p.
Smith, P.S., 1917, The Lake Clark-Central Kuskokwim region, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 655, 162 p., 2 sheets, scale 1:250,000.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | Model Name = placer: residual, eluvial, stream, bench |
| Deposit | Other Comments = Lower 4 mi. of valley has gradient of about 100 ft./mile; Uppermost mile of valley drops approximately 1000 ft. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 25-MAY-1994 | Powers, M.T.; Huber, D.F.; Miller, M.L. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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