| Deposit ID | 10111885 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | A015732 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0020450025 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Koopuk Creek |
| Related records | 10097580 |
| Point of reference | Claim |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -161.02009, 65.97022 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 76 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Northwest Arctic(Borough)
Alaska(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Candle D-5(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)
Candle N(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Candle(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Buckland River(hydrologic unit)
Northern Seward Peninsula(hydrologic accounting unit)
Northwest(hydrologic subregion)
Alaska(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
NANA Regional Corporation, Incorporated(ANCSA Region)
ANCSA Region NTVPIC(Type of land area)
NTVPIC(Federal land areas administered by NTVPIC)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| United States | Alaska |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kateel River | 007 N | 011 W | 32 | N2N2NE | Alaska |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Claim (1) | -161.02009, 65.97022 |
|---|
| Operation type | Placer |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1923 |
| Type of mineral rights | Located Claim |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Year | 1923 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 1,000 Yards Processed. 74 Troy Ounces Gold | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Year | 1924 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 12,500 Yards Processed. 69 Troy Ounces Gold | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Year | 1925 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 65 Troy Ounces Gold | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Year | 1927 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 284 Yards Processed. 43 Troy Ounces Gold | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0020450025 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | A015732 | MAS references MRDS |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 12-FEB-1988 | Sbh | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
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