Alaska
Past Producer

Sweepstakes Creek Placer

Alaska, United States
GoldPlatinumThoriumUranium
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Commodities
PrimaryGold
SecondaryPlatinum
TertiaryThorium, Uranium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Materials
Ore mineralsGold, Platinum
GangueGarnet, Hematite, Ilmenite, Pyrite, Zircon
Geology
Host rockGravel
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10003188
MRDS IDA015725
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates65.34383, -161.30331
References
USGS MF-389 (B-5), LOCS. 39-41.USGS BULLETIN 692, P. 380, 395.USGS CIRCULAR 250, P. 1, 3-9.USGS OF 76-866, P. 57-58.