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George River

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10209821
MRDS ID A001368
MAS/MILS ID 0020730021
Record type Site
Current site name George River
Alternate or previous names George Creek, Beaver Creek, Marietta Creek

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Claim
Geographic coordinates: -157.18761, 62.33831 (WGS84)
Elevation 143
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Yukon-Koyukuk(Census area)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Iditarod B-3(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Iditarod SE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Iditarod C(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Aniak(hydrologic unit)

Lower Kuskokwim River(hydrologic accounting unit)

Southwest(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Seward 026 N 043 W 14 C Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

Claim (1) -157.18761, 62.33831
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Placer
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Year of first production 1922

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Production statistics

  • Year 1922
    Description 10,000 Yards Processed. 1015 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 31570.03g
  • Year 1923
    Description 4,000 Yards Processed. 193 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 6002.97g
  • Year 1924
    Description 120 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 3732.41g

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit USGS CRIB A001392 USGS CRIB A001378

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 12-FEB-1988 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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