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Union Creek

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. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Land status
  11. Production statistics
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10111789
MRDS ID A011026
MAS/MILS ID 0020300148
Record type Site
Current site name Union Creek
Alternate or previous names Rogers, Ernest, Pitts, James, Baruti, Tom, Bouton, Vern, Union Creek No. 3, Union Cr Disc 1-2
Related records 10097497

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Claim
Geographic coordinates: -150.05621, 67.99721 (WGS84)
Elevation 975
Location accuracy 5000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Yukon-Koyukuk(Census area)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Wiseman D-1(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Wiseman NE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Wiseman(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Gates of the Arctic National Park(National Park)

National Park NPS(Type of land area)

NPS(Federal land areas administered by NPS)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Fairbanks 037 N 011 W 27 NE Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

Claim (1) -150.05621, 67.99721
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Placer
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Year of first production 1922

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Production statistics

  • Year 1922
    Description 209 Yards Processed. 8 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 253g/mt
  • Year 1934
    Description 2,962 Yards Processed. 22 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 696g/mt

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 18-JUL-1988 Mjn U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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