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Joe Creek Trib Quartz Creek

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 10232955
MRDS ID A012736
MAS/MILS ID 0020440050
Record type Site
Current site name Joe Creek Trib Quartz Creek
Alternate or previous names Bliss
Related records 10097522

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -164.72336, 65.36872 (WGS84)
Elevation 70
Location accuracy 500(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 030 W 25 C W2SE Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -164.72336, 65.36872
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Placer
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Patrick Bliss
    Interest 100
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1978

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ASSESSMENT WORK DONE UP TO 1975. NO PAST PRODUCTION FIGURES AVAILABLE. GEOLOGY SEE QUARTZ CREEK TRIB KOUGAROK RIVER. REF. POINT IS LOCATED AT CONFLUENCE OF JOE CR & QUARTZ CR.

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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Authoritative Alaska resources

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