Alaska
Past Producer

Iron Creek Placers

Alaska, United States
GoldMercury
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Commodities
PrimaryGold
TertiaryMercury
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Materials
Ore mineralsGold
GangueGarnet, Ilmenite
Other materialsCinnabar
Geology
Host rockGravel
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1900
Last production1940
Discovery year1900
Identification
Deposit ID10100979
MRDS IDA012673
Alternate namesChickamin Gulch, Discovery Cr., Dividend Cr., Easy Eagle Cr.,, Hardluck Hobo Cr., Oversight Cr., Penny Cr., Rabbit Cr.,, Ready Bullion Cr., Rocky Cr., Shoal Cr., Dome Cr., Telegram Cr. Telegraph Cr., Secondary Tribs.: Adverturess Cr., Barney Cr., Bob's Cr.,
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates64.88848, -164.69913
References
BROOKS, A.H., AND OTHERS, 1901, RECONNAISSANCES IN THE CAPE NOME AND NORTON BAY REGIONS, IN ALASKA, IN 1900: USGS SPEC. PUB., P. 116.USGS BULLETIN 314, P. 162-163.USGS BULLETIN 379, P. 322-328, 340-341, 345.USGS BULLETIN 442, P. 363-364.USGS BULLETIN 722, P. 217.USGS OFR 512, P. 1, 9-10.USGS BULLETIN 1374, P. 79.USGS OFR 77-796-B, P. 23-25, LOC. 300-303, 306, 308-316, 318-319, 325.USGS OFR 77-796-D, P. 8.USGS OFR 78-1-C, P. 41.BAG-MF-445-33