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Mascot Creek Placer

Past Producer in Alaska, United States with commodity Gold
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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. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Land status
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10000571
MRDS ID A011018
Record type Site
Current site name Mascot Creek Placer
Related records 10160139

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -150.55641, 67.49969 (WGS84)
Relative position NORTH TRIBUTARY TO GLACIER RIVER; 6 MI NW BLUE CLOUD MT.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Yukon-Koyukuk(Census area)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Wiseman B-2(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Wiseman SE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Wiseman(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Gates of the Arctic National Park(National Park)

National Park NPS(Type of land area)

NPS(Federal land areas administered by NPS)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
031N;031N 014W;013W 36;31,30,19,20,19,18 Alaska

Comments on the location information

  • PLACER EXTEND 3 MI UPSTREAM AND DOWNSTREAM FROM LOCATION LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Analytical data

Result GOLD FINENESS 965.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Gravel

Nearby scientific data

(1) -150.55641, 67.49969
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • GRAVELS HAD FEW BOULDERS; AVE. DEPTH 3 FT; ; MAJOR.UNITS: MICA SCHIST WITH QUARTZ STRINGERS, PORPHYRY DIKES

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1902

Mining district

District name Koyukuk District

Land status

Ownership category National Park

Comments on the production information

  • UP TO .2 TOZ PER CY; PROPERTY ACTIVE AT LEAST IN 1902-1910, 1913, 1936, 1938; AVE 3.35 DOLLARS PER SQ FT (NEW PRICE).

Comments on the workings information

  • GRAVELS ARE UNFROZEN. MOST PRODUCTION FROM MODERN STREAM PLACER.

Comments on development

  • SLUICING

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit GOLD AT BASE OF THIN GRAVEL, FROM 3 INCHES TO 3 FT THICK. GOLD ALSO RECOVERED FROM WEATHERED BEDROCK TO 1 FT DEEP.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1984 Bliss, James D. (Smith, Zelina T.) U.S. Geological Survey

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