1. Mineral Resources
  2. Online Spatial Data
  3. Mineral Resource Data System (MRDS)

Cooper Gulch

Past Producer in Alaska, United States with commodities Gold, Silver
Map
XML
JSON
KML
C
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. Land status
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10112035
MRDS ID A012910
MAS/MILS ID 0020520012
Record type Site
Current site name Cooper Gulch
Related records 10002059

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -165.40467, 64.54648 (WGS84)
Elevation 152
Location accuracy 500(meters)

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)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Kateel River 011 S 034 W 11 SENESE Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -165.40467, 64.54648
ListMap

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim
Type of mineral rights Patented

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner U. V. Industries (Alaska Gold Co.) Attn. W. Glavinovich.
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1977
  • Type Owner
    Owner Nome Mines, Inc.
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1977
  • Type Owner
    Owner State Of Alaska
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1977

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit M.S. 1193 ISSUED JUNE 6, 1919, PAT#683723 - 31.99 ACRES. M.S. 1193 - NOME MINES, INC. - 1 CLAIM, USSR&M - 2 CLAIMS. M.S. 1212 ISSUED 1921, PAT #828467 - 7.29 ACRES (UV IND.). M.S. 1249 ISSUED 1922, PAT #879766 - 13.92 ACRES (UV IND)& DEED TO STATE FROM CITY OF NOME FOR 3.14 ACRES FOR SCHOOL PURPOSES ONLY; 7-2-64 CORRECTED DEED. M.S. 1252 ISSUED 1922, PAT #879898 - 14.42 ACRES (UV IND) PRODUCTION PRIOR TO 1948: 325 OZ. OF GOLD AND 32 OZ. OF SILVER (USBMAFOC FILES). COOPER GULCH IS A DEEP GASH IN THE LIMESTONE OF ANVIL MTN. BUT IT ALSO TRENCHES SOME SCHIST BEDS (B533).

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 17-JUL-1995 Mirl-Hall U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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

Maps centered on this site

Authoritative Alaska resources

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