Deposit ID | 10000652 |
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MRDS ID | A011273 |
Record type | Site |
Current site name | Little Moose Creek Placer |
Related records | 10160042 |
Geographic coordinates: | -150.44623, 63.74791 (WGS84) |
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Location accuracy | 500(meters) |
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Country | State |
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United States | Alaska |
Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
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013S | 015W | 27,33,34 | Alaska |
Commodity | Importance |
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Gold | Primary |
Silver | Primary |
Tungsten | Tertiary |
Materials | Type of material |
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Gold | Ore |
Scheelite | Ore |
Silver | Ore |
Result | 30,000 SQ FT OF BEDROCK CLEANED IN 1922 HAD AN AVERAGE VALUE OF 22 CENTS/SQ FT WHEN GOLD WAS 20.67/OZ |
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(1) | -150.44623, 63.74791 |
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Thickness | 3.05M |
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Development status | Producer |
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Commodity type | Metallic |
Deposit size | Small |
Significant | No |
District name | Kantishna |
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Ownership category | National Park |
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Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
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USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | A011273 |
USGS BULL 687, P. 93
DAVIS, J.A., 1923, THE KANTISHNA REGION, AK, IN STEWART, B.D., ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MINE INSPECTOR TO THE GOVERNOR OF AK, 1922: JUNEAU, AK, P. 138
JOESTING, 1942, ALASKA TERRITORIAL DEPARTMENT OF MINES PAMPHLET 1, P. 39
USGS BULL 1374, P. 155
ADGGS OFR 98, P. 8, 13
USGS OFR 77-168B P. 37
USGS OFR 77-169A, P. 47 LOC. 59
USBM OFR 24-78, P. 4-32, 4-45
ADGGS RI 83-12, P. 27
Subject category | Comment text |
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Deposit | STEEP, NARROW VALLEY HAS UNSTABLE WALLS; TALUS TENDS TO SLIDE AND COVER PAY; GRAVELS 8 TO 10 FT THICK |
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 |
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Reporter | 01-NOV-1984 | Leonard, Kenneth R. (Elliott, R. L.) | U.S. Geological Survey |