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Squirrel Creek

Producer in Alaska, United States with commodities Platinum, Gold, Chromium, Iridium, Osmium, Ruthenium, Rhodium, Palladium
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Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10038101
MRDS ID M045381
Record type Site
Current site name Squirrel Creek
Alternate or previous names Goodnews Bay Mining Co., Moeck and Wolters, St. Clair, Strandberg & Sons, Thompson and St. Clair

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -161.73601, 58.93258 (WGS84)
Relative position 6 MILES SOUTH OF PLATINUM
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Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Platinum Primary
Gold Secondary
Chromium Secondary
Iridium Tertiary
Osmium Tertiary
Ruthenium Tertiary
Rhodium Tertiary
Palladium Tertiary

Analytical data

Result PT = 68.69 %, IR = 13.19 %, OS = 3.25 %, RU = .25 %, RH = 1.38 %, PD = .27%, AU = . 41 %, FROM ANALYSIS OF PLACER PT METALS

Nearby scientific data

(1) -161.73601, 58.93258
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Ore body information

  • Depth to top 3.96M
    Width 167.64M
    Length 2413.95M

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on the production information

  • PLATINUM DISCOVERED IN 1928, A 1.5 OZ PT NUGGET FOUND PRIOR TO 1937

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Unknown
    Overall length 2413.95M
    Overall width 167.64M

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency Database name Acronym Record ID Notes
USGS Mineral Resources Data System MRDS M045381

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., 1937, P. 73 (B880-A)

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    10) MERTIE, 1939, P. 125-126 (B910-B)

  • Deposit

    11) MERTIE, 1940, P. 57-58, 64-65, 85 (B918)

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    13) MERTIE, 1969, P. 77, 81, 85 (P630)

  • Deposit

    14) COBB, 1972 (MF 362)

Reporter information

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