The Greenstone Creek is a platinum mine located in Alaska.
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Greenstone Creek MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Greenstone Creek
Commodity
Primary: Platinum
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
Model Name: Placer Au-PGE
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Platinum
Comments
Comment (Geology): Age = Quaternary.
Comment (Geology): Geologic Description = A placer deposit of platinum reportedly is in the gravels of Greenstone Creek, and in the gravels of Dime Creek below the mouth of Greenstone Creek (Mertie, 1918).
Comment (Deposit): Model Name = Placer PGE-Au (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 39a).
Comment (Reference): Primary Reference = Mertie, 1918
Comment (Exploration): Status = Inactive
References
Reference (Deposit): Mertie, J.B., Jr., 1918, Placer mining on Seward Peninsula: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 662-H, p. 451-458.
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.
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