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Miller Gulch Placer

Past Producer in Alaska, United States with commodities Gold, Tin, Silver, Niobium (Columbium)
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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 10002747
MRDS ID A015199
Record type Site
Current site name Miller Gulch Placer
Related records 10281739

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -150.93138, 65.06961 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 250(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Yukon-Koyukuk(Census area)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Tanana A-2(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Tanana SE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Tanana(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Doyon, Limited(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

  • USGS MF-371, LOC. 27. COORDINATES GIVEN ARE FOR PLACER CENTER ADJACENT TO LANDING STRIP MARKED IN THE SW CORNER OF TANANA (A-2). 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
Tin Critical Primary
Silver Secondary
Niobium (Columbium) Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Cassiterite Unknown
Columbite Unknown

Analytical data

Result ANALYSES OF CHANNEL SAMPLES OF TAILINGS PILES INDICATED PER CUBIC YD. RECOVERY OF 2.635 LB. CONCENTRATE CONTAINING .775 LB. TIN, .0175 LB. NB2O5, AND .0175 OZ. AU. CONCENTRATE SAMPLES SHOWED .2-7.0% NB2O5.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Phyllite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -150.93138, 65.06961
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • BEDROCK SURFACE MARKED BY BOLD SCARPS WITHOUT SURFACE EXPRESSION. GRAVEL TAILINGS CONTAIN MORE BRECCIATED QUARTZ COBBLES WITH BROWN TOURMALINE AND CASSITERITE THAN ON CREEKS TO THE EAST. BEDROCK SURFACE SLOPES GENTLY TO SOUTH.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1912
Year of first production 1912
Year of last production 1940

Comments on development

  • GOLD DISCOVERED BY DRILLING PROGRAM IN 1912. SPORADIC DRIFT MINING AND RESLUICING OF OLD TAILINGS PILES UNTIL 1940. CHURN-DRILL SAMPLING BY THE U.S.B.M.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit OLD CHANNEL CUT ACCROSS A SERIES OF TERRACES IN BEDROCK WITH LOCAL ENRICHMENT AT EACH CHANNEL-TERRACE SCARP INTERSECTION. PAY GRAVEL IN NARROW, FAIRLY CONTINUOUS PAY STREAK BENEATH 35-120 FT. OF MUCK.
Deposit THIS SITE NAME WAS CREATED BY THE REPORTER OR OTHER USGS EMPLOYEE BASED ON PROXIMITY TO SOME MAJOR GEOGRAPHIC FEATURE.
Deposit STREAM GRADIENT ABOUT 100 FT. PER MILE. MILLER GULCH IS A SE FLOWING TRIBUTARY OF SULLIVAN CREEK. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-1987 Powers, M.T. (Huber, D.F.) U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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

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