Alaska
Past Producer

Lower Sweepstakes Creek

Alaska, United States
GoldPlatinum
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Commodities
PrimaryGold
SecondaryPlatinum
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model119: Placer Au-PGE
Materials
Ore mineralsGold, Platinum, Pyrite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10308794
MRDS IDA015725
Alternate namesEagle, Circle, Rampart and Fairbanks claims, A. Johnson, Moon, W. Porter, J. Winder
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates65.33939, -161.31331
References
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