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Unnamed Occurrence

Occurrence in Alaska, United States with commodities Gold, Silver
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10136278
MRDS ID A000223
MAS/MILS ID 0020440073
Record type Site
Current site name Unnamed Occurrence
Alternate or previous names Crooked Creek, Crooked-Ophir Creeks, Ophir Creek

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -163.67, 65.01513 (WGS84)
Elevation 73
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Nome(Census area)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Bendeleben A-4(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Bendeleben SE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Bendeleben C(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Nome(hydrologic unit)

Norton Sound(hydrologic accounting unit)

Northwest(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Council Native Corporation(ANCSA Village)

ANCSA Village NTVPIC(Type of land area)

NTVPIC(Federal land areas administered by NTVPIC)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Kateel River 005 S 025 W 35 SWNENE Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -163.67, 65.01513
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit COBB #13 NO CLAIMS AND NO RECORDOF PRODUCTION. MINBRALIZED ZONE NEAR MOUTH ABOUT 12 FT WIDE, IN SCHISTOSE SCHISTOSE LIMESTONE, CONTAINS VEIN QUARTZ AND PYRITE. SAMPLE SAID TO ASSAY AS HIGH AS 0.06 OZ/TON AU, TRACE AG.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 25-AUG-1986 Sbh U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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

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Authoritative Alaska resources

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