Deposit ID | 10002632 |
---|---|
MRDS ID | A015070 |
Record type | Site |
Current site name | Chicken Creek Placer |
Geographic coordinates: | -157.96542, 62.34939 (WGS84) |
---|---|
(click for info) |
Country | State |
---|---|
United States | Alaska |
Commodity | Importance |
---|---|
Gold | Primary |
Silver | Tertiary |
Mercury | Tertiary |
Antimony | Tertiary |
Materials | Type of material |
---|---|
Cinnabar | Ore |
Gold | Ore |
Stibnite | Unknown |
Host or associated | Host |
---|---|
Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone |
(1) | -157.96542, 62.34939 |
---|
Development status | Past Producer |
---|---|
Commodity type | Metallic |
Deposit size | Small |
Significant | No |
District name | Iditarod |
---|
Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | A015070 |
USGS MF-363 (B-4), LOC 27.
USGS BULL. 864-C, P. 213-215
U.S. BUREAU OF MINES REPT. OF INV. 5991, P. 16-17, 21.
BAG-MF-363-27
Subject category | Comment text |
---|---|
Deposit | PLACER GOLD IN STREAM AND BENCH GRAVELS AND ON BEDROCK SURFACE. NO PAY IN BEDROCK. OVERBURDEN 15-90 FT. THICK. |
Deposit | THIS SITE NAME WAS CREATED BY THE REPORTER OR OTHER USGS EMPLOYEE BASED ON PROXIMITY TO SOME MAJOR GEOGRAPHIC FEATURE. |
Deposit | STREAM GRADIENT 150-250 FEET PER MILE. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT |
Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
---|---|---|---|---|
Reporter | 01-MAR-1987 | Powers, M.T. (Huber, D.F.) | U.S. Geological Survey |