| Deposit ID | 10184772 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | A000260 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0020440033 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Triangle Fraction |
| Alternate or previous names | Nos. 1-2 Kelly Bench, Nos. 2-3 Above Merritts Discovery, No. 2 Ll Above Merritts Discovery, Nos. 12-13 Rl Benches, Nos. 1-7 Bench, Kougarok-Henry, Kougarok River, Holbrook Discovery Bench, Nos. 1-2 Reindeer Bench, Mabel Bench |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -164.85671, 65.73542 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 171 |
| Location accuracy | 500(meters) |
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)
Federal lands
BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| United States | Alaska |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kateel River | 004 N | 030 W | 23 | C S2NW | Alaska |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Mercury | Tertiary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Tin Critical | Tertiary |
| Ore Body (1) | -164.85671, 65.73542 |
|---|
| Operation type | Placer |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Type of mineral rights | Located Claim |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0020440033 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | A000260 | MAS references MRDS |
B345n p. 266
B358 p. 63
B379p p. 296
B442s pp. 364-365
B480c p. 42
B592u pp. 388, 394
B622r p. 372
BMB142 pp. 27-28
B662q p. 452
B712h p. 189
B714k p. 233
B722a p. 63
B722f p. 181
B739a p. 9
B755a p. 14
B773a p. 27
B783a p. 18
B792a pp. 22, 24
B797a pp. 27, 30
B813a p. 42
B824a p. 47
B836a pp. 48-49
B844A pp. 48, 54
B857A pp. 45, 51
B864A p. 51
B868A pp. 53, 59
B880A pp. 55, 62
B897A pp. 63, 71
B910A pp. 65-66, 76
B917A pp. 64, 75
B926A p. 61
MR44-2
B933A pp. 58, 68
TDM5R p. 22
C265 pp. 4, 6
B1246 p. 118
OF377 p. 30
OF508 p. 44
OF536 p. 2
B1374 pp. 76-77
THE MAPMAKERS p. 18
IR WMB 58 p. 6
BUNDTZEN, T.K., R.C. SWAINBANK, A.H. CLOUGH, M.W. HENNING,
AND E.W. HANSEN. ALASKA'S MINERAL INDUSTRY 1993. AK DIV.
GEOL. AND GEOPHYS. SURV. SPEC. REP. 48, 1994, P. 27.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | 11 CLAIMS STAKED 1954. 8 CLAIMS STAKED 1964. PROD. UP TO 1965: 69,752 OZ. AU, 7,049 OZ. AG (USBM FILES). BEDROCK IS COMPLEXLY FAULTED PRE-ORD. METASEDIMENTARY AND MAFIC VOLCANIC OR INTRUSIVE ROCKS AND YOUNGER PALEOZOIC CARBONATES. QUARTZ VEINS THAT CARRY PYRITE AND/OR COPPER SULFIDES ARE COMMON. PLACER CONCENTRATES CONTAIN MAGNETITE, PYRITE, GALENA. SILVER RICH SULFIDE, CASSITERITE, AND GOLD CEMENTED FRACTURED QUARTZ. MOST OF MAJOR PLACERS ARE RELATED TO ALTERED HIGH ANGLE OR THRUST FAULT-ZONES WHICH CONTAIN CRUSHED QTZ VEINLETS OR FINE-GRAINED SIO2 & PYRITE. REFERENCE POINT IS LOCATED AT THECONFLUENCE OF MACKLIN AND WASHINGTON CREEKS. A 1.5 CU YD (43 L) BUCKETLINE DREDGE WAS USED IN 1993 (SR 48). |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 26-APR-1995 | Sbh | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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