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Chapman Creek

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. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10232971
MRDS ID A011023
MAS/MILS ID 0020300054
Record type Site
Current site name Chapman Creek
Related records 10000575

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Claim
Geographic coordinates: -150.4922, 67.09407 (WGS84)
Elevation 244
Location accuracy 1000(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

Wiseman A-1(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Wiseman SE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Wiseman(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Fairbanks 026 N 013 W 07 NENWSE Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

Claim (1) -150.4922, 67.09407
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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

Land status

Ownership category State

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit REF. POINT IS AT CONFLUENCE OF CHAPMAN CREEK AND MIDDLE FORK KOYUKUK R. PROSPECTS OCCUR ON CHAPMAN CREEK APPROXIMATELY WITHIN TWO MILES OF ITS MOUTH. NO RECORD OF PRODUCTION OBTAINED.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 12-FEB-1988 Clm U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

Current status (per MSHA)

StatusTemporarily Idled since 10/01/2024
MSHA mine ID5001980
Mine name (MSHA)Chapman Creek
Current operatorGWSN Ventures LLC
Current controller (parent)Paul Nelson; John Grasso; Bill Sturgeon; Ward Wondrasek
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

Inferred by coordinate + name similarity (452 m, 1.00 match). Confirm against MSHA if precision matters — non-USGS-curated cross-references may occasionally point at a neighbouring mine.

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