Quartz Creek

The Quartz Creek is a gold 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: Quartz Creek

State: Alaska

County: na

Elevation:

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 65.53333, -161.40000

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Quartz Creek MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Quartz Creek
Secondary: Jack

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Tungsten
Secondary: Zinc
Secondary: Lead
Tertiary: Platinum

Location

State: Alaska
District: Fairhaven District

Land Status

Not available

Holdings

Not available

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Not available

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Placer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N

Physiography

Not available

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Name: Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Not available

Comments

Comment (Production): A FEW OZ OF PT RECOVERED ( SMITH, 1935 ).

References

Reference (Deposit): 13) SMITH, P. S., 1941, P. 62, 78 (B926-AOTHERS, 1953, P. 3, 15-20, 22-23 (C250)

Reference (Deposit): 16) CASS, 1959B (I-28)

Reference (Deposit): 14) SMITH, P. S., 1942B, P. 59, 74 (B933-A)

Reference (Deposit): 15) GAULT AND 7)

Reference (Deposit): 17) MILLER, T. P. & ELLIOTT, 1969, P. 6-12, 16-18 (C614)

Reference (Deposit): SMITH, P. S., 1930B, P. 40 (B813)

Reference (Deposit): SMITH, P. S., 1932, P. 45 (B824)

Reference (Deposit): SMITH, P. S., 1933A, P. 46 (B836)

Reference (Deposit): 5) SMITH, P. S., 1933B, P. 47 (B844-A)

Reference (Deposit): 6) SMITH, P. S., 1934A, P. 44, 63 (B857-A)

Reference (Deposit): 7) SMITH, P. S., 1934B, P. 49, 68 (B864-A)

Reference (Deposit): 8) SMITH, P. S., 1936, P. 50, 70 (B868-A)

Reference (Deposit): 9) SMITH, P. S., 1937, P. 54, 74 (B880-A)

Reference (Deposit): SMITH, P. S., 1930A, P. 34 (B810)

Reference (Deposit): 10) SMITH, P. S., 1938, P. 62, 84 (B897-A)

Reference (Deposit): 11) SMITH, P. S., 1939A, P. 67, 90 (B910-A)

Reference (Deposit): 12) SMITH, P. S., 1939B, P. 66, 83 (B917-A)

Reference (Deposit): 18) COBB, 1972, P. 42-43 (OF 508)

Reference (Deposit): 19) COBB, 1972 (MF 389)

Reference (Production): SMITH 1934

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