Deposit ID | 10002710 |
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MRDS ID | A015153 |
Record type | Site |
Current site name | Lilliwig Creek Placer |
Geographic coordinates: | -142.03325, 64.09419 (WGS84) |
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Relative position | 3 MILES WEST OF CHICKEN |
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Country | State |
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United States | Alaska |
Commodity | Importance |
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Gold | Primary |
Copper | Tertiary |
Materials | Type of material |
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Chalcopyrite | Ore |
Gold | Ore |
Pyrite | Gangue |
Host or associated | Associated |
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Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite |
(1) | -142.03325, 64.09419 |
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Development status | Past Producer |
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Commodity type | Metallic |
Deposit size | Small |
Significant | No |
District name | Fortymile |
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Ownership category | State |
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Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
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USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | A015153 |
USGS MF-393 (A-3), LOC. 49.
USGS BULL. 520, P. 141.
BAG-MF-393-49
Subject category | Comment text |
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Deposit | STREAM GRADIENT ABOUT 400 FEET PER MILE. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT |
Deposit | THIS SITE NAME WAS CREATED BY THE REPORTER OR OTHER USGS EMPLOYEE BASED ON PROXIMITY TO SOME MAJOR GEOGRAPHIC FEATURE. |
Deposit | PLACER GOLD MINED FROM LODE DOWNSTREAM TO INGLE CREEK. NO GOLD UPSTREAM FROM LODE. |
Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
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Reporter | 01-APR-1987 | Powers, M.T. (Huber, D.F.) | U.S. Geological Survey |