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Wesley Creek Placer Occurrence

Occurrence in Alaska, United States with commodities Gold, Gemstone, Asbestos
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10001174
MRDS ID A011874
Record type Site
Current site name Wesley Creek Placer Occurrence

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -156.98095, 66.98897 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Northwest Arctic(Borough)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Shungnak D-2(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Shungnak NE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Shungnak(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Middle Kobuk River(hydrologic unit)

Kobuk-Selawik Rivers(hydrologic accounting unit)

Northwest(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

NANA Regional Corporation, Incorporated(ANCSA Region)

ANCSA Region NTVPIC(Type of land area)

NTVPIC(Federal land areas administered by NTVPIC)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Comments on the location information

  • LOCATION APPROXIMATED FROM USGS OFR 78-120I, LOC. 27 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
Gemstone Tertiary
Asbestos Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Nephrite Ore
Tremolite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Gravel

Nearby scientific data

(1) -156.98095, 66.98897
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Both
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Comments on development

  • PLACER GOLD REPORTED PRIOR TO 1931; ASBESTOS AND JADE DEPOSITS INVESTIGATED BY USBM IN 1944-1945

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit LOW GRADE DEPOSITS OF FINE AU IN CREEK GRAVELS; SMALL QUANTITIES OF GEM-QUALITY NEPHRITE AND TREMOLITE ASBESTOS CROP OUT NEAR HEAD OF CREEK
Deposit LOW GRADE PLACER AU FIND, NO SIGNIFICANT PRODUCTION ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-1986 Leonard, Kenneth R. (Elliott, R. L.) U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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

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Authoritative Alaska resources

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