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Rye 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. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10000593
MRDS ID A011047
Record type Site
Current site name Rye Creek Placer
Related records 10232806

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -151.36142, 67.40773 (WGS84)
Relative position ABOUT 5 MI 5 SE OF MATHEWS DOME

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-3(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Wiseman SE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Wiseman C(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
030N 017W 21 Alaska

Comments on the location information

  • PLACER WITHIN .5 MI UPSTREAM AND DOWNSTREAM FROM LOCATION. 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
Andalusite Gangue
Chalcopyrite Gangue
Galena Gangue
Ilmenite Gangue
Kyanite Gangue
Monazite Gangue
Pyrite Gangue
Scheelite Gangue
Zircon Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Gravel

Nearby scientific data

(1) -151.36142, 67.40773
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • ROCK TYPE FOR MODERN CHANNEL. ; MAJOR.UNITS: SCHIST AND LIMESTONE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1915

Mining district

District name Koyukuk District

Land status

Ownership category State

Comments on the production information

  • PRODUCTION BELOW JUNCTION WITH JAY CREEK; GROUND VALUE IN MODERN CHANNEL 3.35 DOLLARS/SQ FT.

Comments on development

  • GROUND SLUICING, DRIFTING

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    USGS OFR 76-340, P. 150.

  • Deposit

    REED, 1938, ALASKA DEPT OF MINES UNPUBL REPT, P. 132-134.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SEE ALSO JAY CREEK PLACER WHICH JOINS THIS DEPOSIT FROM THE NE. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

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

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