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Nugget Gulch 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. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  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 10097542
MRDS ID A015167
Record type Site
Current site name Nugget Gulch Placer
Related records 10233712

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -141.20962, 64.25866 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 250(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Southeast Fairbanks(Census area)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Eagle B-1(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Eagle SE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Eagle(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Fortymile River WSR(Wild and Scenic River)

Wild and Scenic River BLM(Type of land area)

BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Comments on the location information

  • USGS MF-393, LOC. 63. DEPOSIT AT MOUTH OF NUGGET GULCH WHERE CREEK CROSSES HIGH BENCH OF FORTYMILE RIVER. 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

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -141.20962, 64.25866
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • MAJOR.UNITS: BEDROCK IS SCHIST AND LIMESTONE; MASS OF BASIC IGNEOUS ROCKS AT HEAD. ; REG.COM: HIGH BENCH OF FORTYMILE RIVER PROBABLE SOURCE OF GOLD IN CREEK PLACER.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Year of first production 1899

Mining district

District name Fortymile

Land status

Ownership category State

Comments on development

  • GOLD PRODUCED IN COMMERCIAL QUANTITIES AS OF 1899.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit GOLD IN STREAM GRAVEL WHERE NUGGET GULCH CROSSES A HIGH BENCH OF FORTYMILE RIVER AND RECONCENTRATES GOLD FROM BENCH GRAVELS.
Deposit THIS SITE NAME WAS CREATED BY THE REPORTER OR OTHER USGS EMPLOYEE BASED ON PROXIMITY TO SOME MAJOR GEOGRAPHIC FEATURE.
Deposit STREAM GRADIENT ABOUT 300 FEET PER MILE. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1987 Powers, M.T. (Huber, D.F.) U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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