Muck Creek Placer Occurrence

The Muck Creek Placer Occurrence is a mine located in Alaska.

About the MRDS Data:

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

Name: Muck Creek Placer Occurrence

State: Alaska

County: na

Elevation:

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 65.75417, -161.51806

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Muck Creek Placer Occurrence MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Muck Creek Placer Occurrence

Commodity

Tertiary: Tungsten
Tertiary: Uranium
Tertiary: Thorium

Location

State: Alaska
District: Fairhaven

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
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

Gangue: Epidote
Gangue: Powellite
Gangue: Zircon
Gangue: Apatite
Gangue: Ilmenite
Gangue: Magnetite
Gangue: Sphene
Gangue: Pyrite
Unknown: Scheelite

Comments

Comment (Location): USGS MF-389, LOC. 25. DEPOSIT IN HEADWATER SECTION OF MUCK CREEK (UNNAMED ON CANDLE (D-6)), A NORTHWARD FLOWING TRIBUTARY OF HUNTER CREEK. LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).

Comment (Deposit): STREAM GRADIENT APPROXIMATELY 150 FEET PER MILE. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT

Comment (Deposit): THIS SITE NAME WAS CREATED BY THE REPORTER OR OTHER USGS EMPLOYEE BASED ON PROXIMITY TO SOME MAJOR GEOGRAPHIC FEATURE.

References

Reference (Deposit): USGS MF-389 (D-6), LOC. 25.

Reference (Deposit): USGS CIRCULAR 250, P. 24-25, 27.

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULLETIN 1374, P. 73.

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