Deposit ID | 10002024 |
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MRDS ID | A012870 |
Record type | Site |
Current site name | Oregon Creek Placer |
Geographic coordinates: | -165.66662, 64.68928 (WGS84) |
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Country | State |
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United States | Alaska |
Commodity | Importance |
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Gold | Primary |
Bismuth | Tertiary |
Tungsten | Tertiary |
Materials | Type of material |
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Gold | Ore |
Garnet | Gangue |
Hematite | Gangue |
Rutile | Gangue |
Bismuth | Unknown |
Scheelite | Unknown |
Host or associated | Host |
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Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Marble |
Host or associated | Host |
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Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss |
(1) | -165.66662, 64.68928 |
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Thickness | 0.15M |
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Width | 21.34M |
Development status | Past Producer |
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Commodity type | Metallic |
Deposit size | Small |
Significant | No |
Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
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USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | A012870 |
USGS BULLETIN 328, P. 212-213.
USGS OFR 77-796, P. 34, LOC. 446.
BAG-MF-463-71
Subject category | Comment text |
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Deposit | THIS SITE NAME WAS CREATED BY THE REPORTER OR OTHER USGS EMPLOYEE BASED ON PROXIMITY TO SOME MAJOR GEOGRAPHIC FEATURE. |
Deposit | PAY IN OLD CHANNEL: 6 IN THICK, 70 FT WIDE, COVERED BY 3-10 FT OF GRAVEL WITH BOULDERS OF GNEISS AND GREENSTONE; PAY ON BEDROCK, VERY LITTLE IN CREVICES; NEARBY DRIFT MINES IN 20-25 FT OF GRAVEL. |
Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
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Reporter | 01-MAY-1987 | Leonard, Kenneth R. (Huber, Donald F.) | U.S. Geological Survey |