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Dreamy Gulch

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. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10233362
MRDS ID A012698
MAS/MILS ID 0020440055
Record type Site
Current site name Dreamy Gulch
Alternate or previous names Kougarok River
Related records 10001877

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -164.7917, 65.67182 (WGS84)
Elevation 149
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 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)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Kateel River 003 N 029 W 07 SENESW Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -164.7917, 65.67182
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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 1924

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Production statistics

  • Year 1924
    Description 48 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 1492.96g
  • Year 1947
    Description 4 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 124.41g
  • Year 1947
    Description 4,000 Yards Processed. 37 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 1150.82g

Comments on the production information

  • PRODUCTION 1947: 37 OZ. AU, 4 OZ AG (USBM FILES). SMALL GULCH CARRYING COARSE AU IN 3-4 FT OF GRAVEL ON LIMY SCHIST BEDROCK. REF. POINT AT INTERSECTION OF GULCH AND WINTER TRAIL.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

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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