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Platinum Creek

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

Identification information

Deposit ID 10038094
MRDS ID M045372
Record type Site
Current site name Platinum Creek
Alternate or previous names Goodnews Bay Mining Co., Olson and Associates, Strandberg and Sons, Thorsen, Tonietzko and Bennett, Wickert

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -161.73601, 58.92425 (WGS84)
Relative position 5 MILE SOUTH OF PLATINUM
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Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Platinum Primary
Gold Secondary
Chromium Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chromite Ore
Ilmenite Ore
Magnetite Ore

Analytical data

Result IR= 27.85%, OS= 5.24%, PT= 62%, = PT CONCENTRATE

Nearby scientific data

(1) -161.73601, 58.92425
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Ore body information

  • Width 182.88M
    Length 3218.6M

Comments on the geologic information

  • HR.AGE.MV: DUNITE, SERPENTINE

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Production years 1927-1934

Comments on the production information

  • 1937 PT NUGGET FOUND WEIGHED .25 OZ

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency Database name Acronym Record ID Notes
USGS Mineral Resources Data System MRDS M045372

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SMITH, P. S., 1930, P. 60 (B810)

  • Deposit

    SMITH, P. S., 1932, P. 66 (B824)

  • Deposit

    SMITH, P. S., 1933A, P. 68 (B836)

  • Deposit

    SMITH, P. S., 1933B, P. 66 (B844-A)

  • Deposit

    5) SMITH, P. S., 1934A, P. 62 (B857-A)

  • Deposit

    6) SMITH, P. S., 1934B, P. 67 (B864-A)

  • Deposit

    7) SMITH, P. S., 1936, P. 70 (B868-A)

  • Deposit

    8) SMITH, P. S., 1938, P. 83 (B897-A)

  • Deposit

    9) MERTIE, 1939, P. 120-125 (B910-B)

  • Deposit

    10) SMITH, P. S., 1939B, P. 82-83 (B917-A)

  • Deposit

    11) MERTIE, 1940, P. 57-64 (B918)

  • Deposit

    12) SMITH, P. S., 1942B, P. 73-74 (B933-A)

  • Deposit

    13) MERTIE, 1969, P. 77, 80-81, 84-87 (P630)

  • Deposit

    14) COBB, 1973, P. 30 (OF 508)

  • Deposit

    15) COBB, 1972 (MF 362)

Reporter information

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