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Stetson No.1-4

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. Materials information
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mineral rights holdings
  12. Land status
  13. Ownership information
  14. Production statistics
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10161227
MRDS ID A010626
MAS/MILS ID 0020950181
Record type Site
Current site name Stetson No.1-4
Alternate or previous names Stetson Creek, Stetson No. 2, Stetson No. 3
Related records 10097490

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Claim
Geographic coordinates: -149.84729, 60.44512 (WGS84)
Elevation 305
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Kenai Peninsula(Borough)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Seward B-8(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Seward SW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Seward(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Kenai Peninsula(hydrologic unit)

Kenai Peninsula(hydrologic accounting unit)

South Central Alaska(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Chugach National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Seward 004 N 003 W 06 Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Claim (1) -149.84729, 60.44512
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 PLACER
    Shape of Orebody #1 IRREGULAR
    Primary mode of Origin SEDIMENTATION
    Secondary mode of Origin RESIDUAL CONCENT
    Primary Ore Control BEDDING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. NONE
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 UNKNOWN
    Date of Last Modification 881220

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

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Dudley Benesch
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1980
  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Herschbach, Steven
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1980
  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Billy Bradley
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1985
  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Hershel D. Miller
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1985

Comments on the ownership information

  • OWNER-OPERATOR ADDRESS: DUDLEY BENESCH AND STEVEN HERSCHBACH 3402 WESLEYAN DRIVE ANCHORAGE, ALASKA 99504

Production statistics

  • Year 1915
    Description Production Reported 5 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 155.51g

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    AR20d p. 320

  • Deposit

    B259g p. 98

  • Deposit

    B277a p. 44

  • Deposit

    B587 p. 200

  • Deposit

    B692i p. 176

  • Deposit

    MF466

  • Deposit

    AK MINE LICENSE-1985

  • Deposit

    MLA5-84 218 pp., (Locality P-85)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SUCTION DREDGE, AFOC, 1980

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 18-JUL-1995 Rbh-Mjn U.S. Bureau of Mines

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