Deposit ID | 10107512 |
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MRDS ID | A011274 |
Record type | Site |
Current site name | Moose Creek Placers |
Related records | 10258786 |
Geographic coordinates: | -150.97928, 63.53512 (WGS84) |
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Country | State |
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United States | Alaska |
Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
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016S | 018W | 11,13,14 | Alaska |
Commodity | Importance |
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Gold | Primary |
Materials | Type of material |
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Gold | Ore |
Result | PAY STREAK 400 TO 600 FT WIDE REPORTED TO BE OF A VALVE EQUAL TO 0.024 OZ FINE AU/SQ, FT, (GOLD CT 20.67 PER FINE OZ), DAVIS, 1923, P. 116 |
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(1) | -150.97928, 63.53512 |
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Thickness | 3.05M |
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Width | 243.84M |
Development status | Producer |
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Commodity type | Metallic |
Deposit size | Small |
Significant | No |
District name | Kantishna |
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Ownership category | National Park |
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Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
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USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | A011274 |
USGS BULL 314, P. 217
USGS BULL 687, P. 88-89
DAVIS, J.A., 1923, THE KANTISHNA REGION, AK, IN STEWART, B.D., ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MINE INSPECTOR TO THE GOVERNOR OF ALASKA, 1922: JUNEAU, AK, P.116-118
USGS BULL 755, P.41, 141-142
ADGGS OFR 98, P.8, 13, 16
USGS OFR 77-168B, P. 37
USGS OFR 77-169A, P. 47 LOC. 48,50
ADGGS RI 83-12, P. 25,27
ADGGS SR 33, P. 24
BAG-MF-366-42,44
Subject category | Comment text |
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Deposit | GOLD IN CREEK GRAVELS AND LOW BENCHES, MAINLY ON FALSE BEDROCK; NO GOLD FOUND BELOW FALSE BEDROCK; PAY STREAK UP TO 800 FT WIDE, 8 TO 10 FT DEEP |
Deposit | ONE OF SEVERAL CREEKS IN THE DISTRICT THAT HAVE CONTRIBUTED SIGNIFICANTLY TO THE AREA'S PAST AND PRESENT GOLD PRODUCTION, ADGGS RI-83-12, P.25 ; 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-NOV-1984 | Leonard, Kenneth R. (Elliott, R. L.) | U.S. Geological Survey |