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Nelson 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. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10208674
MRDS ID A012720
MAS/MILS ID 0020440027
Record type Site
Current site name Nelson Creek
Alternate or previous names Nelson Gulch
Related records 10097521

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -163.1867, 65.84607 (WGS84)
Elevation 134
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Northwest Arctic(Borough)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Bendeleben D-3(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Bendeleben NE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Bendeleben C(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Goodhope-Spafarief Bay(hydrologic unit)

Northern Seward Peninsula(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 005 N 021 W 07 SWNWSW Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) DOnx
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Economic information

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

Comments on the production information

  • MINED FOR ABOUT TEN YEARS. PRODUCTION UP TO 1917: 31 OZ. AU & 4 OZ. AG (USBM FILES). SCHIST BEDROCK WITH QUARTZ VEINS. CONCENTRATE MAINLY PYRITE, SOME GARNET & MAGNETITE. RICH PLACER LOCATED AT MOUTH. REF. POINT IS LOCATED AT CONFLUENCE OF NELSON AND OLD GLORY CREEKS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 25-AUG-1986 Sbh 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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