Deposit ID | 10107523 |
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MRDS ID | A012042 |
Record type | Site |
Current site name | Gold Creek Placers |
Alternate or previous names | Little Basin, Middle Flat |
Geographic coordinates: | -134.36562, 58.31531 (WGS84) |
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Country | State |
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United States | Alaska |
Commodity | Importance |
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Gold | Primary |
Materials | Type of material |
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Gold | Ore |
(1) | -134.36562, 58.31531 |
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Development status | Producer |
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Commodity type | Metallic |
Deposit size | Small |
Significant | No |
Discovery year | 1880 |
Year of first production | 1881 |
Year of last production | 1945 |
District name | Juneau |
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Ownership category | National Forest |
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Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
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USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | A012042 |
USGS 18TH ANNUAL REPORT, PART 3, P. 71-72
USGS BULL 263, P. 141-142
USGS BULL 287, P. 2-3, 57-60
USGS OFR 60, P. 4, 14-16, 28, 99, 139-140
USGS OFR 85-717, NO. J161
BAG-OFR-85-717-161
Subject category | Comment text |
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Deposit | RESIDUAL PLACERS ON EXPOSURES OF ALASKA JUNEAU LODE SYSTEM, ELUVI AL PLACERS AND STREAM PLACERS OCCUR ALL ALONG THE DRAINAGE SYSTEM; SOME LOW GRADE CONCENTRATIONS OF GOLD IN GLACIAL MORAINES; LITTLE BASIN SECTION CONTAINS SEVERAL ACRES OF GRAVEL AVERAGING 20 FT DEEP; MIDDLE FLAT IS LOW GRADE SECTION OF GRAVELS 2500 FT LONG BY 100-200 FT WIDE WITH VARYING THICKNESS |
Deposit | 4 MAJOR ACCUMULATIONS OF GRAVELS ALONG GOLD CREEK: SILVERBOW BASIN, MIDDLE FLAT, LITTLE BASIN AND LAST CHANCE BASIN; SEE ALSO: SILVERBOW BASIN, LAST CHANCE BASIN ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT |
Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
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Reporter | 01-NOV-1985 | Leonard, Kenneth R. (Elliott, R. L.) | U.S. Geological Survey |