| Deposit ID | 10160931 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | A000311 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0020910015 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Golden Butte Mines, Inc |
| Alternate or previous names | Discovery Claim, No. 3 Discovery East Claim, No. 1 Discovery West Claim, No. 2 Discovery West Claim |
| Point of reference | Claim |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -159.98056, 60.19181 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 397 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Bethel(Census area)
Alaska(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Bethel A-3(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)
Bethel SE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Bethel(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Kuskokwim Delta(hydrologic unit)
Lower Kuskokwim River(hydrologic accounting unit)
Southwest(hydrologic subregion)
Alaska(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge(National Wildlife Refuge)
National Wildlife Refuge FWS(Type of land area)
FWS(Federal land areas administered by FWS)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| United States | Alaska |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seward | 001 N | 062 W | 11 | SESESE | Alaska |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Claim (1) | -159.98056, 60.19181 |
|---|
| Development status | Prospect |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Type of mineral rights | Located Claim |
|---|
| Ownership category | Federal |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0020910015 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | A000311 | MAS references MRDS |
MR91-1 pp. 6-8
B824a p. 22
IR JCR 460809 p. 5
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | 4 LODE CLAIMS STAKED 1920. ACTIVE 1920. STREAM CROSSES CONTACT ZONE BETWEEN TERTIARY QUARTZ PORPHYRY AND PALEOZOIC OR MESOZOIC CLASTIC ROCKS. BEDROCK CONSISTING OF INTERBEDDED GRAYWACKE, SILTSTONE, SHALE, ARGILLITE AND SOME TUFFS AND FLOWS OF EARLY CRETACEOUS AGE. THESE ROCKS ARE INTRUDDED BY SMALL DIKES AND SILLS AND BY A SMALL GRANITIC PLUTON WHICH UNDERLIES THE MOUNTAIN AT THE HEAD OF CANYON CREEK. THE PLUTON IS SURROUNDED BY HORNFELS. A SMALL GOLD-BEARING QUARTZ VEIN WAS FOUND IN THE HORNFELS ON THE RIGHT LIMIT NEAR THE HEAD OF THE CREEK. IT PINCHED OUT AT A DEPTH OF 10-12 FEET. (HOARE AND COBB) |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 14-JUN-1985 | Sbh | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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