Alaska
Past Producer

Sheep Creek

Alaska, United States
Gold
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Commodities
PrimaryGold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model119: Placer Au-PGE
Materials
Ore mineralsGold
Geology
Host rockGravel
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10097498
MRDS IDA011032
Alternate namesSheep Gulch
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates67.4997, -149.81333
References
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