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Coarse Gold Creek

Past Producer in Alaska, United States with commodities Gold, Silver
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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. Ownership information
  11. Production statistics
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10160731
MRDS ID A012701
MAS/MILS ID 0020440014
Record type Site
Current site name Coarse Gold Creek
Alternate or previous names Kougarok River, Martinson Bros. Claims, Bryce, Ryan, Christia
Related records 10107530

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -164.76729, 65.59652 (WGS84)
Elevation 61
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

Bendeleben C-6(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Bendeleben NW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Bendeleben(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Imuruk Basin(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 002 N 029 W 06 SESESE Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -164.76729, 65.59652
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • HARD DIORITE FORMS THE BEDROCK OF UPPER PART OF CREEK WITH THE LOWER PART IS IN SCHIST WITH AURIFEROUS ALLUVIUM (B328). NO PRODUCTION RECORDS OBTAINED. DEPOSIT IN LEAST METAMORPHOSED YORK SLATE IS VERY THICK SEQUENCE OF CARBONACEOUS QTZ SILTITE WITH BEDS OF GRAYWACKE AND THIN DARK LIMESTONES (C. L. SAINSBURY, 1974, GEOLOGIC MAP OF BENDELEBEN).

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 1951

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Elmer Martinson
    Interest 100
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1976

Production statistics

  • Year 1951
    Description 196 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 6096.28g
  • Year 1951
    Description 18 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 559.86g

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

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

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