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Perry Creek

Past Producer 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. Production statistics
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10184766
MRDS ID A012725
MAS/MILS ID 0020440026
Record type Site
Current site name Perry Creek
Alternate or previous names Bodis, Schlitz Creek
Related records 10001898

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -163.0756, 65.82157 (WGS84)
Elevation 94
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Northwest Arctic(Borough)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Bendeleben D-3(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Bendeleben NE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Bendeleben C(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Goodhope-Spafarief Bay(hydrologic unit)

Northern Seward Peninsula(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 005 N 021 W 22 SENW Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -163.0756, 65.82157
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Placer
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Year of first production 1923

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Production statistics

  • Year 1923
    Description 440 Yards Processed. 18 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 559.86g
  • Year 1941
    Description 1 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 31.1g

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit NO PRODUCTION FIGURES AVAILABLE. GRAVEL PREVIOUSLY DERIVED FROM LOCAL QUARTZ-CALCITE VEINS IN INTERBEDDED SCHIST AND LIMESTONE BEDROCK. THIS CHANNEL BURIED BY YOUNG LAVA CONTRIBUTES TO GOLD CONTENT OF GRAVELS OF PINNELL AND INMACHUK RIVERS AND TRIBUTARIES. REF. POINT LOCATED AT CONFLUENCE OF PERRY CR. & PINNELL R.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 12-FEB-1988 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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