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Ferguson Draw

Past Producer in Alaska, United States with commodities Gold, Niobium (Columbium), Tin
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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. Mining district
  10. Mineral rights holdings
  11. Land status
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10257924
MRDS ID A015206
MAS/MILS ID 0020480131
Record type Site
Current site name Ferguson Draw
Related records 10002752

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -150.80636, 65.10381 (WGS84)
Elevation 244
Location accuracy 100(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

Tanana A-2(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Tanana SE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Tanana(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 003 N 016 W 09 NW Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Tertiary
Niobium (Columbium) Critical Tertiary
Tin Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -150.80636, 65.10381
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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
Discovery year 1906
Year of first production 1911

Mining district

District name Hot Springs District

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 GRAVEL PAY STREAK DESCRIBED AS 4 FT THICK, BURIED BENEATH 40 FEET OF FROZEN SILT. SOILS THROUGHOUT THE AREA ARE PERMANENTLY FROZEN.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 14-JUN-1991 Djb U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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

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Authoritative Alaska resources

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