Discovery Gulch

Past Producer in Alaska, United States with commodities Gold, Mercury, Silver
Sections on this page
  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. Production statistics
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10257515
MRDS ID A000227
MAS/MILS ID 0020440021
Record type Site
Current site name Discovery Gulch
Alternate or previous names Inmachuk River, Hoogendorn, Hannum Creek, Ipnechuk River

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -163.17701, 65.87717 (WGS84)
Elevation 110
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)

Federal lands

NTVALL(Federal land areas administered by NTVALL)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Kateel River 006 N 021 W 31 NWNWNE Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Mercury Tertiary
Silver Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -163.17701, 65.87717

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 1927

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Production statistics

  • Year 1927
    Description 180 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 5598.62g
  • Year 1928
    Description 20,988 Yards Processed. 252 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 7838.07g
  • Year 1930
    Description 6,000 Yards Processed. 105 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 3265.86g
  • Year 1934
    Description 13 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 404.34g
  • Year 1934
    Description 4,000 Yards Processed. 70 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 2177.24g
  • Year 1936
    Description 155 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 4821.03g

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Ownership

    ALASKA KARDEX 044-041

  • Deposit

    P10 p. 50

  • Deposit

    B225 pp. 76-77

  • Deposit

    B247 pp. 58-60

  • Deposit

    B259b p. 24

  • Deposit

    B263 p. 209

  • Deposit

    B284n pp. 140-141

  • Deposit

    B379r pp. 355, 357-361

  • Deposit

    B442s pp. 367-368

  • Deposit

    B480c p. 42

  • Deposit

    B592u pp. 388, 394-395

  • Deposit

    B622r p. 372

  • Deposit

    BMB142 p. 28

  • Deposit

    B662p pp. 425-449

  • Deposit

    B662q pp. 452, 454-455

  • Deposit

    B712h pp. 187-189

  • Deposit

    MR195-7 p. 111

  • Deposit

    B783a p. 17

  • Deposit

    MR195-11 p. 116

  • Deposit

    B792a p. 22

  • Deposit

    B797a p. 26

  • Deposit

    MR192-2 p. 31

  • Deposit

    B810a p. 34

  • Deposit

    B813a p. 40

  • Deposit

    B824a p. 45

  • Deposit

    B844A pp. 47, 54

  • Deposit

    B857A pp. 43-44, 51

  • Deposit

    B864A pp. 49, 57

  • Deposit

    B868A pp. 51, 59

  • Deposit

    B897A pp. 62, 71

  • Deposit

    B910A pp. 67-68, 76

  • Deposit

    B917A pp. 66, 75

  • Deposit

    B926A pp. 62-63, 71

  • Deposit

    B933A pp. 57, 68

  • Deposit

    TDM5R p. 34

  • Deposit

    B1141C p. 32

  • Deposit

    MF417

  • Deposit

    OF508 p. 41

  • Deposit

    B1374 p. 71

  • Deposit

    THE MAPMAKERS p. 19

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit RECORDED PROD. PRIOR TO 1939: 1,552 OZ. AU, 172 OZ AG (USBM) BEDROCK IS SCHIST INTERBEDDED WITH LIMESTONE WHICH SERVES AS NATURAL RIFFERS AND CARKIES MOST OF THE GOLD (B379-P). YOUNG LAVA FORMS RIM ROCK ON VALLEY WALLS. THIS CLAIM HAS 2ND TIER BENCHES INCLUDED.

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.

Authoritative Alaska resources

These are landing pages for further research — the state agencies don't currently expose per-mine deep links.