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Lower Peace River

Prospect 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. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10003190
MRDS ID A015728
Record type Site
Current site name Lower Peace River

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -161.1333, 65.2794 (WGS84)
Relative position This placer prospect is on lower Sweepstakes Creek near its junction with Peace River. It is in section 28, T. 2 N., R. 12 W., of the Kateel River Meridian. Cobb, 1972 (MF-389), location 44.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Nome(Census area)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Candle B-5(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Candle S(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Candle(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Norton Bay(hydrologic unit)

Norton Sound(hydrologic accounting unit)

Northwest(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 119
USGS model code 39a
Deposit model name Placer Au-PGE
Mark3 model number 54

Nearby scientific data

(1) -161.1333, 65.2794
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • Geologic Description = This site was prospected for placer gold during the winter of 1908. Two shafts were sunk on the east bank of the creek. The material on the dump was well-rounded river gravel consisting almost entirely of igneous rocks, some of which were iron-stained. The easternmost of the two shafts was probably no more than 15 feet deep. The other shaft could have been up to 25 feet deep. Another shaft further east on a higher bench was probably 5 to 10 feet deep. The dump material from this shaft consisted of less-rounded gravel and much more mud mixed with the sand. Apparently some gold was recovered from the shafts, but the placer was not rich enough to mine (Smith and Eakin, 1911).
  • Age = Quaternary.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic

Comments on exploration

  • Status = Inactive

Mining district

District name Koyuk

Comments on the workings information

  • Workings / Exploration = Three prospect shafts were sunk in 1908.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Comments on the references

  • Primary Reference = Smith and Eakin, 1911

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Model Name = Placer Au-PGE (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 39a).
Deposit Other Comments = River gradient is less than 25 feet per mile.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 12-JAN-00 Williams, Anita U.S. Geological Survey

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