Squirrel Creek

The Squirrel Creek is a platinum 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

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Site Name

Primary: Squirrel Creek
Secondary: Goodnews Bay Mining Co.
Secondary: Moeck and Wolters
Secondary: St. Clair
Secondary: Strandberg & Sons
Secondary: Thompson and St. Clair

Commodity

Primary: Platinum
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Chromium
Tertiary: Iridium
Tertiary: Osmium
Tertiary: Ruthenium
Tertiary: Rhodium
Tertiary: Palladium

Location

State: Alaska

Land Status

Not available

Holdings

Not available

Workings

Type: Unknown

Ownership

Not available

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: 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

Not available

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: PT = 68.69 %, IR = 13.19 %, OS = 3.25 %, RU = .25 %, RH = 1.38 %, PD = .27%, AU = . 41 %, FROM ANALYSIS OF PLACER PT METALS

Materials

Not available

Comments

Comment (Production): PLATINUM DISCOVERED IN 1928, A 1.5 OZ PT NUGGET FOUND PRIOR TO 1937

References

Reference (Deposit): 8) SMITH, P. S., 1937, P. 73 (B880-A)

Reference (Deposit): 9) SMITH, P. S., 1938, P. 83 (B897-A)

Reference (Deposit): 10) MERTIE, 1939, P. 125-126 (B910-B)

Reference (Deposit): 11) MERTIE, 1940, P. 57-58, 64-65, 85 (B918)

Reference (Deposit): 6) SMITH, P. S., 1934B, P. 67 (B864-A)

Reference (Deposit): 7) SMITH, P. S., 1936, P. 70 (B868-A)

Reference (Deposit): 12) SMITH, P. S., 1942B, P. 73-74 (B933-A)

Reference (Deposit): 13) MERTIE, 1969, P. 77, 81, 85 (P630)

Reference (Deposit): 14) COBB, 1972 (MF 362)

Reference (Deposit): SMITH, P. S., 1930, P. 60 (B810)

Reference (Deposit): SMITH, P. S., 1932, P. 66 (B824)

Reference (Deposit): SMITH, P. S., 1933A, P. 68 (B836)

Reference (Deposit): SMITH, P. S., 1933B, P. 66 (B844-A)

Reference (Deposit): 5) SMITH, P. S., 1934A, P. 62 (B857-A)

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