| Deposit ID | 10038453 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M045828 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Woodchopper Creek |
| Alternate or previous names | Alluvial Gold Inc., Alluvial Placers Inc., Ana May, Aztec, Bennett, Bodacious, Charles, Comet, Cordova, Florence, Gladys, Gold Metal, Gold Star, Herbert, Holstrom, Hunky Dory, Joe, Kelle, Mary Flow, Seward Assn, Sioux, Snowbird, State, Sunshine, Valdez |
| Geographic coordinates: | -143.40286, 65.29976 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | ON YUKON RIVER 70 MI WEST CAN. BORDER |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Yukon-Koyukuk(Census area)
Alaska(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Charley River B-5(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)
Charley River SW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Charley River(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Alaska(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve(National Preserve)
National Preserve NPS(Type of land area)
NPS(Federal land areas administered by NPS)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| United States | Alaska |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Platinum Critical | Tertiary |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Conglomerate | ||
| |||
| (1) | -143.40286, 65.29976 |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Circle District |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M045828 |
BROOKS, 1903A, P. 48 (B213)
BROOKS, 1904, P. 57-58 (B225)
BROOKS, 1905, P. 29 (B259)
PURINGTON, 1905B, P. 208 (B263)
5) PRINDLE, 1906A, P. 126 (B284)
6) PRINDLE, 1906B, P. 23 (B295)
7) BROOKS, 1907C, P. 188 (B314)
8) BROOKS, 1908B, P. 50 (B345)
9) BROOKS, 1909A, P. 54 (B379)
10) ELLSWORTH, 1910, P. 239 (B442)
11) ELLSWORTH AND PARKER, 1911, P. 172 (B480)
12) PRINDLE AND MERTIE, 1912, P. 201, 209-210 (B520)
13) PRINDLE, 1913, P. 74-75 (B538)
14) ELLSWORTH AND DAVENPORT, 1913, P. 213 (B542)
15) CHAPIN, 1914B, P. 360 (B592)
16) BROOKS, 1915, P. 61-62 (B622)
17) BROOKS, 1916A, P. 63 (B622)
18) MERTIE, 1930B, P. 165 (B816)
19) SMITH, P. S., 1933A, P. 37 (B836)
20) SMITH, P. S., 1934B, P. 42 (B864-A)
21) SMITH, P. S., 1936, P. 44 (B868-A)
22) SMITH, P. S., 1938, P. 49 (B897-A)
23) MERTIE, 1938A, P. 254-256 (B897-C)
24) SMITH, P. S., 1939A, P. 49, 76-77 (B910-A)
25) SMITH, P. S., 1939B, P. 47, 74 (B917-A)
26) SMITH, P. S., 1941, P. 43, 70 (B926-A)
27) OVERSTREET, 1967, P. 109 (P530)
28) MERTIE, 1969, P. 90 (P630)
29) COBB, 1972, P. 66 (OF508)
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1975 | Blair, Will N. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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