| Deposit ID | 10111850 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | A012761 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0020440066 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Albion Gulch |
| Alternate or previous names | Albion Creek |
| Related records | 10001927 |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -163.70051, 65.02853 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 116 |
| Location accuracy | 500(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Nome(Census area)
Alaska(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Bendeleben A-4(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)
Bendeleben SE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Bendeleben C(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Nome(hydrologic unit)
Norton Sound(hydrologic accounting unit)
Northwest(hydrologic subregion)
Alaska(hydrologic region)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| United States | Alaska |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kateel River | 005 S | 025 W | 27 | SENESE | Alaska |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Ore Body (1) | -163.70051, 65.02853 |
|---|
| Operation type | Placer |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1924 |
| Type of mineral rights | Located Claim |
|---|
| Year | 1924 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 37 Troy Ounces Silver | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1924 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 30,600 Yards Processed. 285 Troy Ounces Gold | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1925 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 54 Troy Ounces Silver | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1925 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 19,980 Yards Processed. 401 Troy Ounces Gold | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1926 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 1451 Troy Ounces Gold | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1930 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 126 Troy Ounces Gold | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1931 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 40,000 Yards Processed. 70 Troy Ounces Gold | ||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0020440066 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | A012761 | MAS references MRDS |
MR195-8 p. 112
MR195-11 p. 113
MR192-2 p. 20
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ACTIVE DREDGING 1924-27. OTHER MINING METHODS 1931, 1934-36. PRODUCTION BY 1937: 4,244 OZ. AU,388 OZ. AG (USBM FILES). STREAM FLOWS ACROSS STRIKE OF SCHISTS AND LIMESTONE. STREAM GRAVELS CARRY GOLD FOR ENTIRE LENGH AND ONE HILLSIDE PLACER. REF. POINT AT CONFLUENCE OF CROOKED CR AND ALBION GULCH. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 12-FEB-1988 | Sbh | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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