| 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 |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -163.17701, 65.87717 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 110 |
| Location accuracy | 500(meters) |
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)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| United States | Alaska |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kateel River | 006 N | 021 W | 31 | NWNWNE | Alaska |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Mercury | Tertiary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Ore Body (1) | -163.17701, 65.87717 |
|---|
| Operation type | Placer |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1927 |
| Type of mineral rights | Located Claim |
|---|
| Year | 1927 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 180 Troy Ounces Gold | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Year | 1928 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 20,988 Yards Processed. 252 Troy Ounces Gold | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Year | 1930 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 6,000 Yards Processed. 105 Troy Ounces Gold | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Year | 1934 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 13 Troy Ounces Silver | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Year | 1934 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 4,000 Yards Processed. 70 Troy Ounces Gold | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Year | 1936 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 155 Troy Ounces Gold | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0020440021 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | A000227 | MAS references MRDS |
P10 p. 50
B225 pp. 76-77
B247 pp. 58-60
B259b p. 24
B263 p. 209
B284n pp. 140-141
B379r pp. 355, 357-361
B442s pp. 367-368
B480c p. 42
B592u pp. 388, 394-395
B622r p. 372
BMB142 p. 28
B662p pp. 425-449
B662q pp. 452, 454-455
B712h pp. 187-189
MR195-7 p. 111
B783a p. 17
MR195-11 p. 116
B792a p. 22
B797a p. 26
MR192-2 p. 31
B810a p. 34
B813a p. 40
B824a p. 45
B844A pp. 47, 54
B857A pp. 43-44, 51
B864A pp. 49, 57
B868A pp. 51, 59
B897A pp. 62, 71
B910A pp. 67-68, 76
B917A pp. 66, 75
B926A pp. 62-63, 71
B933A pp. 57, 68
TDM5R p. 34
B1141C p. 32
OF508 p. 41
B1374 p. 71
THE MAPMAKERS p. 19
| 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. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 12-FEB-1988 | Sbh | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
These are landing pages for further research — the state agencies don't currently expose per-mine deep links.