The Anzac Creek 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
Anzac Creek MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Anzac Creek
Commodity
Tertiary: Uranium
Tertiary: Thorium
Location
State: Alaska
District: Koyuk
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:
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
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Orebody
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Structure
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Alterations
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Rocks
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Analytical Data
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Materials
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Comments
Comment (Workings): Workings / Exploration = Pan concentrate samples were collected from a gravel bar in 1947 by the U.S. Geological Survey (Gault and others, 1953).
Comment (Reference): Primary Reference = Gault and others, 1953
Comment (Geology): Geologic Description = A sample of concentrate collected from a gravel bar contained 0.033% eU, of which 0.016% was uranium (Gault and others, 1953).
Comment (Deposit): Other Comments = Stream gradient approximately 100 feet per mile.
Comment (Commodity): Ore Material = Uranothorianite
Comment (Deposit): Model Name = Radioactive minerals in stream sediments.
Comment (Exploration): Status = Inactive
References
Reference (Deposit): Cobb, E.H., 1976, Summary of references to mineral occurrences (other than mineral fuels and construction materials) in the Candle, Holy Cross, Norton Bay, Nulato, and Unalakleet quadrangles, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 76-866, 102 p.
Reference (Deposit): Gault, H.R., Killeen, P.L., West, W.S., and others, 1953, Reconnaissance for radioactive deposits in the northeastern part of the Seward Peninsula, Alaska, 1945-47 and 1951: U.S. Geological Survey Circular 250, 31 p.
Reference (Deposit): Cobb, E.H., 1972, Metallic mineral resources map of the Candle Quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-389, 1 sheet, scale 1:250,000.
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