Inmachuk River

Prospect in Alaska, United States with commodities Gold, Mercury, Silver
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10111710
MAS/MILS ID 0020440025
Record type Site
Current site name Inmachuk River
Alternate or previous names Ipnechuk River, Badger Pup Bench, Homestake, Nellie Bench, Globe, Cue Creek, Nellie, New Channel Bench, Good Luck Bench

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -162.95342, 65.98107 (WGS84)
Elevation 24
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Northwest Arctic(Borough)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Bendeleben D-2(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Bendeleben NE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Bendeleben(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Goodhope-Spafarief Bay(hydrologic unit)

Northern Seward Peninsula(hydrologic accounting unit)

Northwest(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

NANA Regional Corporation, Incorporated(ANCSA Region)

ANCSA Region NTVPIC(Type of land area)

NTVPIC(Federal land areas administered by NTVPIC)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Kateel River 007 N 020 W 30 NWSENE Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Mercury Tertiary
Silver Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -162.95342, 65.98107

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Placer
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Inmachuck Mining Co.
    Year 1978
  • Type Operator
    Owner Parker Mining Co.
    Year 1978
  • Type Owner
    Owner Emma Black
    Year 1978
  • Type Owner
    Owner Dawson Cooper
    Year 1978

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ASSESSMENT WORK CONSISTING OF STRIPPING AND SLUICING PERFORMED UP TO 1970. ASSESSMENT WORK CONSISTING OF SLUICING AND STRIPPING PERFORMED THROUGH 1972.PERFORMED PROD. TO 1968: 88,407 OZ. AU AND 9,306 OZ. AG (USBM FILES). BEDROCK IS PRINCIPALLY SCHIST THINLY INTERBEDDED WITH LST. BENCH GRAVEL COMMONLY MINED AND OLD LAVA-BURIED CHANNEL IS ASSOCIATED WITH THE RICHER CLAIMS. AU PROBABLY DERIVED FROM NUMEROUS QUARTZ-CALCITE VEINS IN AREA. CINNABAR UP TO 1/2 INCH IN SIZE ARE FOUND IN CONCENTRATE. ADDITIONAL NAMES: 2-3 HOMESTAKE BENCH,3 GLOBE BENCH,WHITE MOOSE,WHITE MOOSE BENCH,2 WHITE MOOSE,EUREKA,LITTLE BLANCHE ASSN.,1-6 BELOW PILCHUCK,2-3 CUE CREEK,1-2 PILCHUCK,HONEY BENCH,OMRO BENCH,2 OMRO BENCH,SNOWFLAKE,3 WHITE MOOSE BENCH,UNITED BENCH, GURY BENCH. REF. POINT IS LOCATED AT CONFLUENCE OF CUE CR. & INMACHUK RIVER.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 25-AUG-1986 Sbh U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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

Authoritative Alaska resources

These are landing pages for further research — the state agencies don't currently expose per-mine deep links.