| Deposit ID | 10258014 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | A012758 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0020440074 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Gold Bottom Creek |
| Alternate or previous names | Goldbottom Creek |
| Related records | 10001924 |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -163.84831, 65.01603 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 114 |
| Location accuracy | 500(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Nome(Census area)
Alaska(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Bendeleben A-4(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)
Bendeleben SE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Bendeleben C(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Nome(hydrologic unit)
Norton Sound(hydrologic accounting unit)
Northwest(hydrologic subregion)
Alaska(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| United States | Alaska |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kateel River | 005 S | 026 W | 36 | C N2 | Alaska |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Ore Body (1) | -163.84831, 65.01603 |
|---|
| Operation type | Placer |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1916 |
| Type of mineral rights | Located Claim |
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| Year | 1916 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 80,000 Yards Processed. 657 Troy Ounces Gold | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1917 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 118 Troy Ounces Silver | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1917 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 1053 Troy Ounces Gold | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1919 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 150 Yards Processed. 14 Troy Ounces Gold | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1919 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 1 Troy Ounces Silver | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1921 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 27 Troy Ounces Silver | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1921 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 8,000 Yards Processed. 290 Troy Ounces Gold | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1922 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 54 Troy Ounces Silver | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1922 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 40,000 Yards Processed. 485 Troy Ounces Gold | ||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0020440074 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | A012758 | MAS references MRDS |
THE MAPMAKERS
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | NO PROD. FIGURE FOR THIS QUAD. ONLY 1 CLAIM ON CR. IN QUAD. BEDROCK IS SCHIST AND LIMESTONE CUT BY QTZ VEINS AND LENSES, SOME WITH PYRITE. ALL OTHER MINING ON CR IN SOLOMON QUAD. REFS. OTHER THAN B328 MAY REFER TO LOCATION IN SOLOMON QUAD. REFERENCE POINT AT HEAD OF CREEK BRAIDING IN BENDELEBEN. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 12-FEB-1988 | Sbh | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
These are landing pages for further research — the state agencies don't currently expose per-mine deep links.