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Minnie Creek Placer

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. Commodities
  6. Host and associated rocks
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mining district
  10. Land status
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10001241
MRDS ID A011959
Record type Site
Current site name Minnie Creek Placer
Related records 10233460

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -150.03968, 67.16497 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position Reference Point In Placered Area, Reference Point In Placered Area, Reference Point In Placered Area, Reference Point In Placered Area

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 A-1(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

BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Comments on the location information

  • ARBITRARY POINT ON MINNIE CREEK; LOCATION OF INDIVIDUAL OPERATIONS UNKNOWN; SEE: ALASKA KARDEX NO. 30-60 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 ESTIMATED GRADE: 5.5 G/CM, USGS OFR 85-213, P. 37

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Gravel

Nearby scientific data

(1) -150.03968, 67.16497
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Koyukuk

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Comments on the workings information

  • DRIFTS IN BURIED CHANNEL DID NOT REACH BEDROCK; WATER PROBLEMS

Comments on development

  • MUCH PROSPECTING AND A LITTLE DRIFT MINING; MINING IN 1912, 1916 AND 1930; CLAIMS ACTIVE 1969-1979; NO DATA ON ANY MORE RECENT ACTIVITY

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit GOLD ON BEDROCK IN STREAM GRAVEL AND IN BURIED CHANNEL; ESTIMATED SIZE OF DEPOSIT: 420 CM
Deposit WATER ON BEDROCK MADE PROSPECTING AND DRIFT MINING DIFFICULT ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-86 Leonard, Kenneth R. (Elliott, R. L.) U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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

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