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Emma Creek Placer

Past Producer in Alaska, United States with commodity Gold
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Land status
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10000563
MRDS ID A011008
Record type Site
Current site name Emma Creek Placer
Alternate or previous names Sawyer Gulch, Moose Gulch
Related records 10112173

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -150.26554, 67.3258 (WGS84)
Relative position CREEK JOINS MIDDLE FORK W ABOUT 4 MI N OF COLDFOOT

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Yukon-Koyukuk(Census area)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Wiseman B-1(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Wiseman SE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Wiseman(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
029N 012W 17,18,19,20,21,22 Alaska

Comments on the location information

  • LOCATION MIDWAY ON CREEK. PLACERS LIKELY WITHIN CIRCLE WITH 2 MI RADIUS. LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Gravel

Nearby scientific data

(1) -150.26554, 67.3258
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOLOGY ABOVE FOR BENCH PLACER. GRANITE, LIMESTONE BOULDERS IN GRAVEL. SAND AND CLAY OVER GRAVELS WHICH ARE 4 TO 40 FT THICK. ; MAJOR.UNITS: BEDROCK IS MICA AND GRAPHITE SCHIST WITH LIMESTONE LAYERS.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1900

Mining district

District name Koyukuk District

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Comments on development

  • PICK AND SHOVEL, SLUICE

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1984 Bliss, James D. U.S. Geological Survey

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