Alaska
Producer
Omega Creek Placer
Alaska, United States
Gold
Mercury
Tungsten
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Commodities
Primary
Gold
Tertiary
Mercury, Tungsten
Commodity type
M
Deposit
Deposit size
S
Materials
Ore minerals
Gold
Gangue
Garnet, Ilmenite, Picotite, Pyrite, Zircon
Other materials
Cinnabar, Scheelite
Geology
Host rock
Silt,Slate,Quartzite,Gravel
Economic & production
Development status
Producer
First production
1901
Discovery year
1899
Identification
Deposit ID
10002759
MRDS ID
A015214
Alternate names
Alpha Creek
Region
NA
Data score
B
Coordinates
65.17879, -150.33916
References
USGS MF-371 (A-1), LOC. 38USGS BULL. 844-D, P. 203-04, 238USGS BULL. 337, P. 82, 91, 98USGS BULL. 259, P. 115