Alaska
Producer

Crow Creek

Alaska, United States
GoldCopper
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Commodities
PrimaryGold
SecondaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model119: Placer Au-PGE
Materials
Ore mineralsArsenopyrite, Gold, Pyrite
GangueQuartz
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Identification
Deposit ID10001007
MRDS IDA011680
Alternate namesErickson, Holmgren-Erickson property, Crow Creek Mining Co., Girdwood property, Girdwood Mining Co.
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates60.99955, -149.08261
References
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