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Chapman 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 10000575
MRDS ID A011023
Record type Site
Current site name Chapman Creek Placer
Related records 10232971

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -150.46691, 67.09912 (WGS84)
Relative position EXTENT OF PLACER UNKNOWN.

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 A-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
026N 013W Alaska

Comments on the location information

  • EAST OF CHAPMAN ISLAND-TRAMWAY BAR AREA. 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 Metamorphic Rock > Schist

Nearby scientific data

(1) -150.46691, 67.09912
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • MAJOR.UNITS: FALSE BEDROCK OF CLAY.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Koyukuk District

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Comments on the production information

  • PROSPECT PITS GAVE 2 TO 3 CENT PER PAN (ABOUT 4.50 DOLLARS PER CY).

Comments on the workings information

  • POOR WATER SUPPLY CONTRIBUTED TO NONDEVELOPMENT.

Comments on development

  • 13-14 PITS BETWEEN 9 TO 14 FT DEEP SITUATED ADJACENT AND 2 MI UP CHAPMAN CK FROM MOUTH (1908-1909).

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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