Alaska
Producer

McKinley Creek

Alaska, United States
GoldSilver
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Commodities
PrimaryGold
SecondarySilver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model119: Placer Au-PGE
Materials
Ore mineralsGold
Geology
Host rockGravel
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Identification
Deposit ID10002183
MRDS IDA013080
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates59.37974, -136.23213
References
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