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Little Moose Creek Placer

Producer in Alaska, United States with commodities Gold, Silver, Tungsten
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Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10000652
MRDS ID A011273
Record type Site
Current site name Little Moose Creek Placer
Related records 10160042

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -150.44623, 63.74791 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 500(meters)
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Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
013S 015W 27,33,34 Alaska

Comments on the location information

  • INACTIVE PLACER SYMBOL ON PLATE 2, ADGGS OFR 98; PLACERED AREA EXTENDS APPROXIMATELY 3500 FT UP AND DOWNSTREAM FROM LOCATION; USBM OFR 24-78, FIG. 4.1-A (2) LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Primary
Tungsten Tertiary

Comments on the commodity information

  • SMALL NUGGETS OF SILVER AND SCHEELITE ARE COMMON IN CONCENTRATES

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Scheelite Ore
Silver Ore

Analytical data

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -150.44623, 63.74791
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Ore body information

  • Thickness 3.05M

Comments on the geologic information

  • LARGE BOULDERS RESTRICTED TO SURFACE GRAVELS ; REG.COM: KANTISHNA LODE DEPOSITS

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Kantishna

Land status

Ownership category National Park

Comments on the production information

  • MINED IN 1941; TOTAL PRODUCTION PROBABLY LESS THAN 1000 OZ AU

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • ADGGS RI 83-12, P. 27

Comments on development

  • SMALL SCALE DEVELOPMENT; AUTOMATIC DAMS HAVE BEEN USED

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency Database name Acronym Record ID Notes
USGS Mineral Resources Data System MRDS A011273

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    USGS BULL 687, P. 93

  • Deposit

    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

  • Deposit

    JOESTING, 1942, ALASKA TERRITORIAL DEPARTMENT OF MINES PAMPHLET 1, P. 39

  • Deposit

    USGS BULL 1374, P. 155

  • Deposit

    ADGGS OFR 98, P. 8, 13

  • Deposit

    USGS OFR 77-168B P. 37

  • Deposit

    USGS OFR 77-169A, P. 47 LOC. 59

  • Deposit

    USBM OFR 24-78, P. 4-32, 4-45

  • Deposit

    ADGGS RI 83-12, P. 27

General comments

Subject category Comment text
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.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-NOV-1984 Leonard, Kenneth R. (Elliott, R. L.) U.S. Geological Survey