| Deposit ID | 10003064 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | A015589 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Felix Fork Placer |
| Geographic coordinates: | -153.78658, 66.06624 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Yukon-Koyukuk(Census area)
Alaska(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Hughes A-2(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)
Bettles SW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Hughes(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)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| United States | Alaska |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| (1) | -153.78658, 66.06624 |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1910 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | A015589 |
USGS MF-458 (A-2), LOC. 10
USGS BULL. 536, P. 143.
USGS BULL. 692, P. 39.
USGS OF 75-267, P. 39.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | GOLD IN STREAM PLACER. |
| Deposit | CREEK NOT SHOWN ON AVAILABLE MAPS, BUT IS ASSUMED TO HAVE BEEN MINED WITH INDIAN R. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT |
| Deposit | THIS SITE NAME WAS CREATED BY THE REPORTER OR OTHER USGS EMPLOYEE BASED ON PROXIMITY TO SOME MAJOR GEOGRAPHIC FEATURE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-1987 | Powers, M.T. (Huber, D.F.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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