| Deposit ID | 10308876 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | A015068 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Happy Creek |
| Related records | 10002630 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -158.01993, 62.38239 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | USGS MF-363, Loc. 25. Tailings marked on Iditarod (B-4,5) topographic map. |
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
Doyon, Limited(ANCSA Region)
ANCSA Region NTVPIC(Type of land area)
NTVPIC(Federal land areas administered by NTVPIC)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| United States | Alaska |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Antimony Critical | Secondary |
| Mercury | Secondary |
| Tungsten Critical | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Cinnabar | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Scheelite | Ore |
| Stibnite | Ore |
| Monazite | Gangue |
| Zircon | Gangue |
| Model code | 119 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 39a |
| Deposit model name | Placer Au-PGE |
| Mark3 model number | 54 |
| (1) | -158.01993, 62.38239 |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| District name | Iditarod |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Alaska Resource Data File | ARDF | ID103 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | A015048 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | A015068 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D002697 |
Mertie, J.B., Jr., 1936, Mineral deposits of the Ruby-Kuskokwim region, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 864-C, 115-245.
Maloney , R.P., 1962, Trenching and sampling of the Rhyolite mercury prospect, Kuskokwim River basin, Alaska: U.S. Bureau of Mines Report of Investigations 6141, 43 p.
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.
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.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | Model Name = Placer: residual, eluvial, stream, bench |
| Deposit | Other Comments = Stream gradient 3% at mouth, 7% at head. |
| 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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