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Sweepstake Creek

Producer in Alaska, United States with commodities Gold, Platinum
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Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10038084
MRDS ID M045361
Record type Site
Current site name Sweepstake Creek
Alternate or previous names Circle, Eagle, Fairbanks, Johnson A., Moon, Porter, Rampart, Winder

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -161.31998, 65.38272 (WGS84)
Relative position 40 MI SW CANDLE
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Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Platinum Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Garnet Ore
Hematite Ore
Ilmenite Ore
Magnetite Ore
Zircon Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -161.31998, 65.38272
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Fairhaven District

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency Database name Acronym Record ID Notes
USGS Mineral Resources Data System MRDS M045361

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BROOKS, 1913, P. 49 (B542)

  • Deposit

    EAKIN, 1915F, P. 371 (B622)

  • Deposit

    SMITH, PS. S., 1917B, P. 56 (BMB 153)

  • Deposit

    MARTIN, 1919, P. 21, 41 (B692)

  • Deposit

    5) HARRINGTON, 1919C, P. 380-381, 395 (B692)

  • Deposit

    6) MARTIN, 1920, P. 23 (B 712)

  • Deposit

    7) BROOKS, 1921, P. 38 (B714)

  • Deposit

    8) BROOKS AND MARTIN, 1921, P. 71 (B714)

  • Deposit

    9) HARRINGTON, 1921B, P. 236 (B714)

  • Deposit

    10) BROOKS, 1923, P. 13 (B739)

  • Deposit

    11) MERTIE, 1923, P. 158 (B739)

  • Deposit

    12) SMITH, P. S., 1926, P. 17 (B783)

  • Deposit

    13) SMITH, P. S., 1929, P. 27 (B797)

  • Deposit

    14) SMITH, P. S., 1930A, P. 36 (B810)

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    15) SMITH, P. S., 1930B, P. 42 (B813)

  • Deposit

    16) SMITH, P. S., 1932, P. 46 (B824)

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    17) SMITH, P. S., 1933A, P. 48 (B836)

  • Deposit

    18) SMITH, P. S., 1933B, P. 49 (B844-A)

  • Deposit

    19) SMITH, P. S., 1934A, P. 46 (B857-A)

  • Deposit

    20) SMITH, P. S., 1934B, P. 52 (B864-A)

  • Deposit

    21) SMITH, P. S., 1936, P. 53 (B868-A)

  • Deposit

    22) SMITH, P. S., 1937, P. 57 (B880-A)

  • Deposit

    23) SMITH, P. S., 1938, P. 66 (B897-A)

  • Deposit

    24) SMITH, P. S., 1939A, P. 70 (B910-A)

  • Deposit

    25) SMITH, P. S., 1939B, P. 69 (B917-A)

  • Deposit

    26) SMITH, P. S., 1941, P. 64 (B926-A)

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    27) SMITH, P. S., 1942B, P. 61 (B933-A)

  • Deposit

    28) ANDERSON, ESKIL, 1947, P. 39 (TDM 5-R)

  • Deposit

    29) GAULT AND OTHERS, 1953, P. 1, 3-9, 15, CASS, 1959B (I-287)

  • Deposit

    30) WEDOW AND OTHERS, 1952, P. 43 (OF 51)

  • Deposit

    31) COBB, 1972, P. 45-46 (OF 508)

  • Deposit

    32) COBB, 1972 (MF 389)

  • Production

    MARTIN 1919

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1975 Blair, Will N. U.S. Geological Survey