Deposit ID | 10002305 |
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MRDS ID | A013211 |
Record type | Site |
Current site name | Squirrel Creek Platinum Placer |
Alternate or previous names | Claims: Discovery, 1b-3b, Aileen Bench, 3b L.L.B. |
Related records | 10257268 |
Geographic coordinates: | -161.73185, 58.92314 (WGS84) |
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Elevation | 53 |
Relative position | AT SOUTH END OF GOODNEWS BAY MINING CAMP |
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Country | State |
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United States | Alaska |
Commodity | Importance |
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PGE | Primary |
Gold | Secondary |
Chromium | Tertiary |
Materials | Type of material |
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Gold | Ore |
Ilmenite | Gangue |
Magnetite | Gangue |
Chromite | Unknown |
Host or associated | Host | ||
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Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Ultramafic Intrusive Rock | ||
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Host or associated | Host |
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Rock type | Unconsolidated Deposit > Gravel |
Host or associated | Host |
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Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff |
Host or associated | Host |
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Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite |
(1) | -161.73185, 58.92314 |
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Development status | Producer |
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Commodity type | Metallic |
Deposit size | Small |
Significant | No |
Discovery year | 1928 |
Discoverer | Edward St. Clair |
Year of first production | 1928 |
Year of last production | 1941 |
District name | Goodnews Bay |
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Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
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USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | A013211 |
USGS MF-362, LOCATION 12 (1972)
USGS P 938, P. 4-5, 24-25 (1976)
USGS OF 80-909, P. 31 (1976)
USGS B 918, P. 64, 65 (1940)
USBM OFR 51-86, P. 2, 6-7, 35
BAG-MF-362-12
Subject category | Comment text |
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Deposit | PLACER CONSISTS OF COBBLES AND BOULDERS IN UPPER VALLEY TO SMALLER GRAVELS IN PAYSTREAK, DIMINISHING IN SIZE DOWNSTREAM. AVERAGE THICKNESS OF OVERBURDEN IN PAYSTREAK IS 13 FT., WITH MAXIMUM OF 20 FT.. PAYSTREAK HAS BEEN WORKED FOR 3,900 FT, AND IS 150-500 FT. WIDE. |
Deposit | STREAM GRADIENT IS 300 FT/MI. TRIBUTARY OF PLATINUM CREEK ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
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-MAY-87 | Leonard, Kenneth R. (Huber, Donald F.) | U.S. Geological Survey |