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Little Pup 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 10097573
MRDS ID A015555
Record type Site
Current site name Little Pup Placer
Related records 10233435

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -155.53638, 64.08698 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 250(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Yukon-Koyukuk(Census area)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Ruby A-6(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Ruby S(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Ruby(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Comments on the location information

  • USGS MF-405, LOC. 30. PLACER GROUND IN LOWER SECTION OF LITTLE PUP GULCH, A TRIBUTARY OF POORMAN CREEK. 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

Analytical data

Result GROUND RAN AS MUCH AS .11 OZ PER FT2 OF BEDROCK.

Nearby scientific data

(1) -155.53638, 64.08698
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • MAJOR.UNITS: THE BEDROCK IN CREEK WORKINGS IS A CLOSELY FOLDED PHYLLITE. BEDROCK AT MOUTH IS SCHIST. ; REG.COM: LODE GOLD SOURCE PROBABLY CLOSE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1914
Year of first production 1914

Mining district

District name Ruby

Land status

Ownership category State

Comments on the workings information

  • SEVERAL SHAFTS SUNK TO BEDROCK FOR PROSPECTING AND DRIFT MINING. ABOUT 600 FT. DOWNSTREAM GROUND RAN $.65 PER FT2 (AU AT $20.67 OZ.), BUT WAS NOT MINED; ABOUT 300 FT. UPSTREAM OF WORKED AREA SHAFT SUNK 62 FT. DID NOT FIND PAY GRAVEL.

Comments on development

  • DEEP MINE OPERATED, 1914. DRIFT MINING, 1915 STREACH ABOUT 450 FT. LONG WAS WORKED OUT BEFORE 1933. LAST MENTION OF ACTIVITY WAS REPORT OF PROSPECTING IN 1933.

Reference information

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General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit PAY STREAK ON PHYLLITE BEDROCK; ABOUT 60 FT. DEEP. VERY LITTLE GRAVEL, OVERBURDEN MAINLY MUCK. PAY STREAK ABOUT 3,000 FT. LONG AND 5-18 FT. WIDE.
Deposit STREAM GRADIENT APPROXIMATELY 150 FEET PER MILE. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT
Deposit THIS SITE NAME WAS CREATED BY THE REPORTER OR OTHER USGS EMPLOYEE BASED ON PROXIMITY TO SOME MAJOR GEOGRAPHIC FEATURE.

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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

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