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Union Gulch Placer

Past Producer 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. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. General comments
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10097531
MRDS ID A012926
Record type Site
Current site name Union Gulch Placer

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -165.21856, 64.61207 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position TRIB. OF BUSTER CREEK., Within 1/2 Mile Radius, Within 1/2 Mile Radius, Within 1/2 Mile Radius

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Nome(Census area)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Nome C-1(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Solomon NW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Nome(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Nome(hydrologic unit)

Norton Sound(hydrologic accounting unit)

Northwest(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Sitnasuak Native Corporation(ANCSA Village)

ANCSA Village NTVPIC(Type of land area)

NTVPIC(Federal land areas administered by NTVPIC)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Comments on the location information

  • ENTIRE DRAINAGE FALLS WITHIN 1/2 MILE RADIUS OF LOCATION. 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

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore

Analytical data

Result REPORTED TO AVG. $3-4/CY, PRICE OF AU = $20.67/FINE OZ, USGS BULLETIN 328, P. 173

Nearby scientific data

(1) -165.21856, 64.61207
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • MAJOR.UNITS: FAULTED SCHIST BEDROCK

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Comments on development

  • SMALL-SCALE MINING IN EARLY 1900'S.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THIS SITE NAME WAS CREATED BY THE REPORTER OR OTHER USGS EMPLOYEE BASED ON PROXIMITY TO SOME MAJOR GEOGRAPHIC FEATURE.
Deposit AU ON BEDROCK UNDERNEATH GRAVELS 20-30 FT WIDE, 30 IN THICK.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-87 Leonard, Kenneth R. (Huber, Donald 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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Authoritative Alaska resources

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