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Eskimo Gulch (near Motherwood Point)

Past Producer 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. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10307714
Record type Site
Current site name Eskimo Gulch (near Motherwood Point)

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -162.18642, 66.06039 (WGS84)
Relative position The Eskimo Gulch placer mine is approximately 2 miles southwest of Motherwood Point. It is in a steep gully about 0.1 mile inland from Kotzebue Sound. This site is in section 26, T. 8 N., R. 17 W., of the Kateel River Meridian.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Northwest Arctic(Borough)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Kotzebue A-1(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Kotzebue SE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Kotzebue(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

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 119
USGS model code 39a
Deposit model name Placer Au-PGE
Mark3 model number 54

Nearby scientific data

(1) -162.18642, 66.06039
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • Geologic Description = This placer gold deposit consists of stream gravel several feet thick, overlain by 30 to 50 feet of frozen muck. Bedrock in this area is black, quartz-mica schist which forms natural riffles to catch and trap the gold. The deposit is in a narrow gully, locally called Eskimo Gulch (Paul Savok, oral communication, 1989).
  • Age = Quaternary

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer

Comments on exploration

  • Status = Probably inactive

Mining district

District name Fairhaven

Comments on the workings information

  • Workings / Exploration = The mine was worked in the early 1950's. No production data are available. Hand work was done on the property occasionally during the 1980's.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Comments on the references

  • Primary Reference = This description

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Model Name = Placer Au-PGE (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 39a)
Deposit Other Comments = the mine is on NANA-owned lands.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 30-NOV-99 Williams, Anita U.S. Geological Survey

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