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Buzzard Gulch

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. Ownership information
  11. Production statistics
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10233471
MRDS ID A012690
MAS/MILS ID 0020440060
Record type Site
Current site name Buzzard Gulch
Alternate or previous names Buzzard Creek, Noxapaga River
Related records 10100980

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -164.19397, 65.51793 (WGS84)
Elevation 49
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Nome(Census area)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Bendeleben C-5(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)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Kateel River 001 N 027 W 01 SESENW Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -164.19397, 65.51793
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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
Year of first production 1941

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Rainbow Mines
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1978

Production statistics

  • Year 1941
    Description 324 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 10077.52g
  • Year 1941
    Description 54 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 1679.58g
  • Year 1950
    Description 1 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 31.1g
  • Year 1950
    Description 100 Yards Processed. 9 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 279.93g

Comments on the production information

  • PAST PRODUCTION 1950: 331 OZ. AU, 37 OZ AG (USBM FILES). BEDROCK IS SCHIST WITH QUARTZ-CALCITE VEINS, FROM WHICH GOLD WAS DERIVED. FEW FT OF PLACER COVERED BY 20-30 FT FROZEN PEAT AND SILT (HOPKINS). REFERENCE POINT AT CONFLUENCE OF BUZZARD CR & NOXAPAGA RU.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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Authoritative Alaska resources

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