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Lower Kougarok River

Past Producer in Alaska, United States with commodities Gold, Lead, Silver, Tin
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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. Land status
  11. Ownership information
  12. Production statistics
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10160100
MAS/MILS ID 0020440150
Record type Site
Current site name Lower Kougarok River
Alternate or previous names Kougarok River, Quartz Creek, Independence Creek, Ryan Gulch, Pca 1-621, Cpa 1-170, Win 1-52, Bb6 #1-#677, Checkers Creek, Ani 1-14

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Claim
Geographic coordinates: -164.56446, 65.38682 (WGS84)
Elevation 43
Location accuracy 100(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 B-6(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Bendeleben SW(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)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Kateel River 001 S 029 W 23 C Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Lead Tertiary
Silver Tertiary
Tin Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Claim (1) -164.56446, 65.38682
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • 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 CORRELATED WITH ALTERED HIGH ANGLE OR THRUST FAULT ZONES WHICH CONTAIN CRUSHED QTZ VEINLETS OR FINE SIO2 WITH PYRITE. ADDITIONAL DEPOSIT NAMES: CC 1-18,NEV 1-42,SN 1-8,KR 1-52, ZER 1-42,END 1-11,JOHN 1-10,NS 1-6,NIG 1-14,MOU 1-24.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Placer
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1973

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category State

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Pan Central Alaska Inc.
    Interest 100
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1978
  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Toner And Murphy
    Year 1978
  • Type Operator
    Owner Placid Oil
    Year 1981
  • Type Owner
    Owner Greatland Exploration, Ltd.
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1982
  • Type Operator
    Owner Placid Oil Co.-John Graham
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1982

Production statistics

  • Year 1942
    Description 346 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 10761.8g
  • Year 1942
    Description 34 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 1057.51g

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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