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Wiseman Creek Placer

Occurrence 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 10094013
MRDS ID A011958
Record type Site
Current site name Wiseman Creek Placer

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -150.16333, 67.43802 (WGS84)

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-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

  • PLACER CLAIMS ALONG ENTIRE LENGTH AND WIDTH OF WISEMAN CR.; MOST WERE STAKED WITHOUT THE DISCOVERY OF PLACER GOLD 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

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Gravel

Nearby scientific data

(1) -150.16333, 67.43802
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • MAJOR.UNITS: BEDROCK IS MICACEOUS SCHIST

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
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

  • 260 FT SHAFT SUNK IN 1908-09; 335 FT SHAFT SUNK IN 1909-10; TWO SURFACE CUTS MADE IN 1924-1929 MEASURED 800 FT X 40 FT X 6 FT AND 400 FT X 30 FT X 10 FT

Comments on development

  • 2 SHAFTS SUNK, 1908-1910; 28 PLACER CLAIMS ACTIVE: 1924-1929, 1982; 1924-1929 PROSPECTING WAS ATTEMPT TO FIND BURIED CHANNEL DEPOSITS NEAR VALLEY WALL; NO DEPOSIT FOUND

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit WIDE VALLEY FILLED WITH MORE THAN 350 FT OF GRAVEL, SAND AND SILT; SOME FRAGMENTS OF SLATY COUNTRY ROCK MIXED WITH GRAVEL; FLOUR GOLD FOUND IN STREAM WASHED GRAVEL LAYERS IN 2 SHAFTS AND SURFACE CUTS; NO ECONOMIC CONCENTRATIONS OF GOLD FOUND
Deposit NOT LIKELY TO CONTAIN ANY MINEABLE CONCENTRATIONS OF GOLD; FLOUR GOLD ONLY SEE ALSO: NOLAN CREEK ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1986 Leonard, Kenneth R. (Elliott, R. L.) U.S. Geological Survey

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