| Deposit ID | 10136108 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0020440086 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Decon Creek |
| Alternate or previous names | Caribou Creek, Nos. 1-2 Above, Foster, No. 1 Below, Janes Discovery |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -162.3936, 65.12856 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 189 |
| Location accuracy | 500(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Nome(Census area)
Alaska(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Bendeleben A-1(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)
Bendeleben SE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Bendeleben(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Norton Bay(hydrologic unit)
Norton Sound(hydrologic accounting unit)
Northwest(hydrologic subregion)
Alaska(hydrologic region)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| United States | Alaska |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kateel River | 004 S | 018 W | 20 | NWSENE | Alaska |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Ore Body (1) | -162.3936, 65.12856 |
|---|
| Operation type | Placer |
|---|---|
| Development status | Prospect |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Type of mineral rights | Located Claim |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0020440086 |
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | 4 CLAIMS STAKED 1953 AND 1959. NO ASSESSMENT WORK REPORTED. REFERENCE POINT AT CONFLUENCE OF DECON AND CARIBOU CREEKS. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 25-AUG-1986 | Sbh | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
These are landing pages for further research — the state agencies don't currently expose per-mine deep links.