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Purnell River

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. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10257862
MRDS ID A012713
MAS/MILS ID 0020440023
Record type Site
Current site name Purnell River
Alternate or previous names Pinnell River
Related records 10001887

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -163.0867, 65.86157 (WGS84)
Elevation 67
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)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Kateel River 005 N 021 W 04 NENESE Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) DOnx
ListMap

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 1929

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Grant H. Nelson
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1978
  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Stanley Subocienski
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1978

Production statistics

  • Year 1929
    Description 80,076 Yards Processed. 1696 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 52751.5g

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ASSESSMENT WORK PERFORMED IN 1973 ON ALL CLAIMS. PRODUCTION NOT AVAILABLE FOR PRINCIPAL MINE WHICH OPERATED 1929-1934, AND 1936. BEDROCK SCHIST WITH NUMEROUS QUARTZ-CALCITE VEINS, WHICH ARE PROBABLE SOURCES OF GOLD IN PLACERS. REF. POINT AT CONFLUENCE OF PINNELL R. AND OLD GLORY CREEK.

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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