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Kelsall River

Prospect 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. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10137003
MRDS ID A003162
MAS/MILS ID 0021090020
Record type Site
Current site name Kelsall River
Alternate or previous names Bear Creek, Kelsall, Flake Out, Clear Creek Placer

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -136.08544, 59.53865 (WGS84)
Elevation 70
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Haines(Borough)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Skagway C-3(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Skagway NE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Skagway C(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Chilkat-Skagway Rivers(hydrologic unit)

Northern Southeast Alaska(hydrologic accounting unit)

Southeast Alaska(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Copper River 027 S 055 E 17 W2NENE Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) Qs
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Placer
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Ownership information

  • Type Unknown
    Owner M. And V. Palmer, S. Castro And L. Smith

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DISCOVERY 1900. WORKED TIL AROUND 1904. ABAND. BY 1919. NO PRODUCTION. LATER CLAIMS STAKED 1966 & 1970. 2 CLAIMS ACTIVE 1976. NO PRODUCTION.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 12-FEB-1988 Map U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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

Maps centered on this site

Authoritative Alaska resources

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