Deposit ID | 10101026 |
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MRDS ID | A015499 |
Record type | Site |
Current site name | Dome Creek Placer |
Related records | 10209386 |
Geographic coordinates: | -147.61546, 65.033 (WGS84) |
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Country | State |
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United States | Alaska |
Commodity | Importance |
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Gold | Primary |
Tin | Tertiary |
Tungsten | Tertiary |
Materials | Type of material |
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Cassiterite | Ore |
Gold | Ore |
Scheelite | Ore |
(1) | -147.61546, 65.033 |
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Development status | Past Producer |
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Commodity type | Metallic |
Deposit size | Small |
Significant | No |
Year of first production | 1905 |
District name | Fairbanks |
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Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
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USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | A015499 |
USGS MF-413 (A-2), LOC. 84, 85
USGS BULL. 525, P. 100-101
USGS BULL 337, P. 43
Subject category | Comment text |
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Deposit | GOLD CONCENTRATED IN UPPER 2 MILES OF COURSE AND WITHIN 2 MILES OF MOUTH; IN THE INTERVENING 2-3 MILES GOLD CONTENT IS VERY LOW OR ABSENT. GROUND IS 30-200 FT. DEEP; PAY STREAK WAS 130-165 FT. WIDE AND ABOUT 5 FT. THICK. |
Deposit | STREAM GRADIENT ABOUT 75 FT. PER MILE. LOCATION DESCRIPTION FOR ENTIRE LENGTH OF CREEK. ; 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. |
Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
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Reporter | 01-JUL-1987 | Powers, M.T. (Huber, D.F.) | U.S. Geological Survey |