| Deposit ID | 10160016 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | A012706 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0020440125 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Washington Cr. Trib. Kougarok |
| Alternate or previous names | Kugruk River, Sweeney, Keenan & Castleton, Alaska Continental Gold Mining Co, Kougarok R., Tweet, Kougarok Mining Company |
| Related records | 10001882, 10111689 |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -164.86121, 65.73542 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 177 |
| 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 C-6(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)
Bendeleben NW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Bendeleben(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Imuruk Basin(hydrologic unit)
Norton Sound(hydrologic accounting unit)
Northwest(hydrologic subregion)
Alaska(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| United States | Alaska |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kateel River | 004 N | 030 W | 23 | C S2N2 | Alaska |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Tin Critical | Tertiary |
| Ore Body (1) | -164.86121, 65.73542 |
|---|
| Operation type | Placer |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Type of mineral rights | Located Claim |
|---|
| Ownership category | Unknown |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0020440125 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | A012706 | MAS references MRDS |
SP4 p. 69
P2 pp. 62, 64
B314l pp. 168-172, 176-178
B328 pp. 305-309, 315-320
B345m pp. 228, 244
B345n p. 266
B358 p. 63
B379p p. 296
B442s pp. 364-365
B480c p. 42
B592u pp. 388, 394
B622r p. 372
BMB142 pp. 27-28
B662q pp. 452, 455
B712h p. 189
B714k p. 233
B722f p. 181
B739a p. 9
B755a p. 14
B773a p. 27
B783a p. 18
B792a pp. 22, 24
B797a pp. 27, 30
B813a p. 42
B824a p. 47
B836a pp. 48-49
B844A pp. 48, 54
B857A pp. 45, 51
B864A p. 51
B868A pp. 53, 59
B880A pp. 55, 62
B897A pp. 63, 71
B910A pp. 65-66, 76
B917A pp. 64, 75
B926A p. 61
B933A pp. 58, 68
TDM5R p. 22
OF51 p. 46
OF508 p. 44
OF536 p. 2
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ACTIVE MINING AFTER 1900. NO PRODUCTION FIGURES. BEDROCK IS COMPLEXLY FAULTED PRE-ORD. METASEDIMENTARY AND MAFIC VOLCANIC OR INTRUSIVE ROCKS AND YOUNGER PALEOZOIC CARBONATES. QUARTZ VEINS THAT CARRY PYRITE AND/OR COPPER SULFIDES ARE COMMON. PLACER CONCENTRATES CONTAIN MAGNETITE, PYRITE, GALENA, SILVER RICH SULFIDE, CASSITERITE, AND GOLD CEMENTED FRACTURED QUARTZ. MOST PLACERS ARE SPATIALLY RELATED TO ALTERED HIGH ANGLE OR THRUST FAULT-ZONES WHICH CONTAIN CRUSHED QTZ VEINLETS OR FINE GRAINED SIO2 W/PYRITE. REF. POINT AT CONFLUENE OF MACKLIN AND WASHINGTON CREEKS. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 13-JUN-1991 | Sbh | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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