Alaska
Producer

Bear Creek Placer

Alaska, United States
GoldPlatinum
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Commodities
PrimaryGold
SecondaryPlatinum
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Materials
Ore mineralsGold
GangueGarnet, Hematite, Ilmenite, Magnetite
Other materialsPlatinum
Geology
Host rockGravel
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Discovery year1900
Identification
Deposit ID10107560
MRDS IDA015716
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates65.54107, -161.06444
References
USGS MF-389 (C-5), LOC. 29, 30.USGS BULLETIN 692, P. 380.ALASKA DIV. OF MINES AND MINERALS GEOLOGIC REPORT 12, P. 8.USGS OF 76-866, P. 7-9.BEDROCK IS MAINLY ALTERED ANDESITIC TUFFS AND LAVAS (GREENSTONE) CUT BY MORE MAFIC (BIOTITE PYROXENITE) AND ACIDIC DIKES.