Alaska
Occurrence

Moore Creek

Alaska, United States
TungstenChromiumGoldMercury
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Commodities
PrimaryTungsten, Chromium, Gold, Mercury
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typePlacer
Deposit sizeN
Materials
Ore mineralsChromite, Cinnabar, Gold, Pyrite, Scheelite, Zircon
Geology
Host rockSiltstone
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10090723
MRDS IDD002702
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates62.59942, -157.13626
References
COBB, EDWARD H., 1975, TUNGSTEN OCCURRENCES IN ALASKA, USGS MAP, MR-66.WHITE, M. G., AND KILLEEN, P. L., 1953, RECONNAISSANCE FOR RADIOACTIVE DEPOSITS IN THE LOWER YUKON-KUSKOKWIM REGION, ALASKA, 1947: USGS CIRC. 255, 18 P.COBB, EDWARD H., 1972, METALLIC MINERAL RESOURCES MAP OF THE IDITAROD QUADRANGLE, ALASKA: USGS MISC. FIELD STUDIES MAP, MF-363.COBB, EDWARD H., 1976, SUMMARY OF REFERENCES TO MINERAL OCCURRENCES (OTHER THAN MINERAL FUELS AND CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS) IN THE IDITAROD AND OPHIR QUADRANGLES, ALASKA: USGS OPEN FILE REPT. 76-576.