The Fortyseven Creek is a tungsten, gold, and silver mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 2,051 feet.
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All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Elevation: 2,051 Feet (625 Meters)
Commodity: Tungsten, Gold, Silver
Lat, Long: 61.04972, -158.19972
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Fortyseven Creek MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Fortyseven Creek
Secondary: Fortyseven Creek Lode
Commodity
Primary: Tungsten
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Antimony
Location
State: Alaska
District: Aniak
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1947
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Ore: Wolframite
Ore: Argentite
Ore: Jamesonite
Ore: Scheelite
Ore: Stibnite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Tourmaline
Gangue: Sericite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): SHEAR ZONE 1,000 FT (305 M) WIDE AND 1.5 MI (2.4 KM) LONG IN CRETACEOUS GRAYWACKE AND SLATE CONTAINS QUARTZ VEINS CARRYING GOLD-, SILVER-, AND TUNGSTEN-BEARING MINERALS.
Comment (Deposit): THIS SITE NAME WAS CREATED BY THE REPORTER OR OTHER USGS EMPLOYEE BASED ON PROXIMITY TO SOME MAJOR GEOGRAPHIC FEATURE.
Comment (Deposit): NO PRODUCTION YET KNOWN, BUT DEVELOPMENT DURING 1990'S INDICATES PRODUCTION IS LIKELY.
Comment (Location): JUST OFF EAST SIDE OF RIDGE THAT FORTYSEVEN CREEK DRAINS.
Comment (Workings): PROSPECT PITS DUG FOR SAMPLING IN 1985.
Comment (Reserve-Resource): ALASKA DIVISION OF GEOLOGICAL AND GEOPHYSICAL SURVEYS SAMPLES 15536 AND 15537 CONTAIN 2.4 PPM AU AND 16.7 PPM AG RESPECTIVELY (ROBINSON, 1984A)
Comment (Exploration): Status = Inactive
References
Reference (Deposit): CADY, W.M., WALLACE, R.E., HOARE, J.M., AND WEBBER, E.J., 1955, THE CENTRAL KUSKOKWIM REGION, ALASKA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 268, 132 P.
Reference (Deposit): Cobb, E.H., 1972, Metallic mineral resources map of the Sleetmute quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-368, 1 sheet, scale 1:250,000.
Reference (Deposit): COBB, E.H., COMPILER, 1972, METALLIC MINERAL RESOURCES MAP OF THE SLEETMUTE QUADRANGLE, ALASKA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MISCELLANEOUS FIELD STUDIES MAP MF-368, SCALE 1:250,000.
Reference (Deposit): COBB, E.H., 1976, SUMMARY OF REFERENCES TO MINERAL OCCURRENCES (OTHER THAN MINERAL FUELS AND CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS) IN THE DILLINGHAM, SLEETMUTE, AND TAYLOR MOUNTAINS QUADRANGLES, ALASKA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 76-606, 92 P.
Reference (Deposit): BERGER, B.R., 1986, DESCRIPTIVE MODEL OF LOW-SULFIDE AU-QUARTZ VEINS, IN COX, D.P., AND SINGER, D.A., EDS. MINERAL DEPOSIT MODELS: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1693, P. 239.
Reference (Deposit): ROBINSON, M.S., 1984, ROCK, PAN-CONCENTRATE, AND STREAM-SEDIMENT GEOCHEMISTRY, SLEETMUTE A-6 QUADRANGLE, ALASKA: ALASKA DIVISION OF GEOLOGICAL AND GEOPHYSICAL SURVEYS REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 84-7, SCALE 1:40,000.
Reference (Other Database): BAG-MF-368-15
Reference (Deposit): MILLER, M.L., BELKIN, H.E., BLODGETT, R.B., BUNDTZEN, T.K., CADY, J.W., GOLDFARB, R.J., GRAY, J.E., MCGIMSEY, R.G., AND SIMPSON, S.L., 1989, PRE-FIELD STUDY AND MINERAL RESOURCE ASSESSMENT OF THE SLEETMUTE QUADRANGLE, SOUTHWESTERN ALASKA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 89-363, 115 P., 3 PLATES, SCALE 1:250,000.
Reference (Deposit): BLISS, J.D., AND ORRIS, G.J., 1986, DESCRIPTIVE MODEL OF SIMPLE SB DEPOSITS, IN COX, D.P., AND SINGER, D.A., EDS. MINERAL DEPOSIT MODELS: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1693, P. 183-4.
Reference (Deposit): BUNDTZEN, T.K., EAKINS, G.R., GREEN, C.B., AND LUECK, L.L., 1986, ALASKA'S MINERAL INDUSTRY, 1985: ALASKA DIVISION OF GEOLOGICAL AND GEOPHYSICAL SURVEYS SPECIAL REPORT 39, 68 P.
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