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Wiseman 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. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10135870
MRDS ID A003920
MAS/MILS ID 0020300041
Record type Site
Current site name Wiseman Creek

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Claim
Geographic coordinates: -150.10613, 67.40829 (WGS84)
Elevation 350
Location accuracy 100(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 B-1(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Wiseman SE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Wiseman(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Fairbanks 030 N 011 W 19 SWNWSW Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

Claim (1) -150.10613, 67.40829
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Placer
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Year of first production 1927

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category State

Production statistics

  • Year 1927
    Description 23 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 715.38g
  • Year 1927
    Description 618 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 19221.95g

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit REF. POINT IS LOCATED AT CONFLUENCE OF WISEMAN CREEK AND THE MIDDLE FORK KOYUKUK R. EXTENSIVE PROSPECTING ON WISEMAN CR.

Reporter information

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

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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