| Deposit ID | 10002614 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | A015051 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Minnie Gulch |
| Geographic coordinates: | -157.94376, 62.44718 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | SEE LOCATION COMMENTS |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Yukon-Koyukuk(Census area)
Alaska(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Iditarod B-4(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)
Iditarod SW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Iditarod C(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Alaska(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Doyon, Limited(ANCSA Region)
ANCSA Region NTVPIC(Type of land area)
NTVPIC(Federal land areas administered by NTVPIC)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| United States | Alaska |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Mercury | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Cinnabar | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Monzonite | ||
| |||
| (1) | -157.94376, 62.44718 |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1956 |
| District name | Iditarod |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | A015051 | |
| USGS | Alaska Resource Data File | ARDF | ID028 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | A015052 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D002698 |
MALONEY, R.P., 1962, TRENCHING AND SAMPLING OF THE RHYOLITE MERCURY PROSPECT, KUSKOKWIM RIVER BASIN, ALASKA: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 6141, 43 P.
COBB, E.H., 1976, SUMMARY OF REFERENCES TO MINERAL OCCURRENCES (OTHER THAN MINERAL FUELS AND CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL) IN THE IDITAROD AND OPHIR QUADRANGLES, ALASKA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 76-576, 101 P.
USGS MF-363 (B-4), LOC. 9.
USBM REPT. INV. 5991, P. 7, 12.
BAG-MF-363-9
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THIS SITE NAME WAS CREATED BY THE REPORTER OR OTHER USGS EMPLOYEE BASED ON PROXIMITY TO SOME MAJOR GEOGRAPHIC FEATURE. |
| Deposit | THIN QUARTZ STRINGERS LESS THAN 2 INCHES WIDE CONTAIN SMALL POCKETS OF VISIBLE CINNABAR AND GOLD.; MONZONITE BEDROCK DEEPLY WEATHERED. MAXIMUM .24 OZ./TON AU AND .24% HG. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1987 | Powers, M.T. (Huber, D.F.) | U.S. Geological Survey | ARDF AND MRDS MERGED RECORD |
| Updater | 01-MAY-1994 | Powers, M.T. (Huber, D.F.) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Editor | 06-MAR-1998 | Mason, George | U.S. Geological Survey |
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