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Bear Gulch

Past Producer in Alaska, United States with commodities Gold, PGE
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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. Production statistics
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10257274
MRDS ID M015726
MAS/MILS ID 0020450039
Record type Site
Current site name Bear Gulch
Alternate or previous names Sweepstakes Creek
Related records 10033390, 10273862

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Claim
Geographic coordinates: -161.32691, 65.34439 (WGS84)
Elevation 136
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

Candle B-5(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Candle S(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Candle(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Norton Bay(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 002 S 013 W 03 NWSWNW Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
PGE Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Claim (1) -161.32691, 65.34439
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Placer
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Year of first production 1945

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Production statistics

  • Year 1945
    Description 39 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 1213.03g
  • Year 1945
    Description 411 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 12783.53g
  • Year 1947
    Description 51 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 1586.27g
  • Year 1947
    Description 466 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 14494.22g
  • Year 1958
    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 USGS CRIB M045361

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 12-JUL-95 Sbh U.S. Bureau of Mines

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