Ipnechuk River

Past Producer in Alaska, United States with commodities Gold, Mercury, Silver
Sections on this page
  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 10233120
MRDS ID A000254
MAS/MILS ID 0020440020
Record type Site
Current site name Ipnechuk River
Alternate or previous names Nos. 9-12, No. 12 Fraction, Mollie, Lucky Dutchman, Lucky Boy, Camp, Inmachuk River, Lillian, Ground Floor

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -162.99261, 65.90767 (WGS84)
Elevation 76
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-2(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Bendeleben NE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Bendeleben(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)

Federal lands

NANA Regional Corporation, Incorporated(ANCSA Region)

ANCSA Region NTVPIC(Type of land area)

NTVPIC(Federal land areas administered by NTVPIC)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Kateel River 006 N 021 W 23 SESESE Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Mercury Tertiary
Silver Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -162.99261, 65.90767

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Placer
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Patented
Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Svere Nord Et Al
    Home office Washington
    Year 1978
  • Type Operator
    Owner Jack Hoogendorm
    Year 1981

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DREDGING SHAFT SINKING AND DRIFTING IN 1927. VALLEY WALLS. LAVA BURIED AT LEAST ONE OLD CHANNEL. REF. POINT AT CONFLUENCE OF ARIZONA CR & INMACHUK RIVER. GOLD WAS RECONCENTRATED. CONCENTRATE CONTAINS CINNABAR.

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

Authoritative Alaska resources

These are landing pages for further research — the state agencies don't currently expose per-mine deep links.