| Deposit ID | 10160028 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | A012704 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0020440054 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Henry Creek |
| Alternate or previous names | Glacier, Kougarok River, Whitmore, Noonan, No. 6 Bench, Gold Hill Bench, Gold Hill 6-17 |
| Related records | 10107531 |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -164.8092, 65.65352 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 131 |
| 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)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| United States | Alaska |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kateel River | 003 N | 030 W | 24 | SENWNE | Alaska |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Ore Body (1) | -164.8092, 65.65352 |
|---|
| Operation type | Placer |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Type of mineral rights | Located Claim |
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| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | N. B. Tweet And Sons |
| ID | 5000482 |
| Year | 1985 |
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | S. L. Godfrey |
| ID | 5000482 |
| Year | 1978 |
| Year | 1927 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | Production Reported 9 Troy Ounces Gold | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1930 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 10 Troy Ounces Silver | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1930 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 348 Troy Ounces Gold | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1947 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 2 Troy Ounces Silver | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1947 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 26 Troy Ounces Gold | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1952 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 39 Troy Ounces Silver | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1952 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 36,296 Yards Processed. 404 Troy Ounces Gold | ||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0020440054 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | A012704 | MAS references MRDS |
| Mine Safety and Health Administration | MSHA | MSHA | 5000482 |
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SR38 p. 25
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AK MINE LICENSE-1985 No. 263
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 02-MAY-1991 | Sbh | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
| Status | Intermittent since 01/11/2011 |
|---|---|
| MSHA mine ID | 5000482 |
| Mine name (MSHA) | Kougarok Dredge Pit |
| Current operator | N B Tweet & Sons LLC |
| Current controller (parent) | Bruce H Tweet; Douglas B Tweet |
| Mine type | Surface (Metal / non-metal) |
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