Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - ID087; east of Moore Creek placer camp), Iditarod Mining District, Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
62° 35' 55'' North , 157° 6' 21'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Location: This occurrence is at an elevation of about 1,000 feet on a south-facing bluff along Moore Creek, about 300 meters downstream from the end of the placer tailings on Moore Creek. The occurrence is in SW1/4 section 14, T. 29 N., R. 42 W., of the Seward Meridian. The location is accurate.
Geology: The rocks at this occurrence are unaltered, shale and sandstone of the Upper Cretaceous, Kuskokwim Group (Bundtzen Laird, and Lockwood, 1988; Miller and Bundtzen, 1994; Miller, Bundtzen, and Gray, 2005). A sample collected to establish the background metal content of the rocks in the area contained 150 parts per million (ppm) copper, and 2,000 parts per billion (ppb) silver (McGimsey and others (1988).
Workings: The area was sampled by the U.S. Geological Survey in 1983 (McGimsey and others, 1988).
Commodities (Major) - Ag; (Minor) - Cu
Development Status: None
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
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- Farewell buried DomainDomain
- Farewell TerranePassive Margin
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