The Council Area is a gold mine located in Alaska.
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Mine Info
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Council Area MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Council Area
Secondary: Ophir Creek
Secondary: Camp Creek
Secondary: Niukluk River
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Alaska
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1898
Year Last Production: 1968
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Gravel
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Holocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Location): A PRODUCTIVE PLACER AREA OF APPROXIMATELY 55 SQ MI. NORTH AND WEST OF GIVEN LOCATION LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).
Comment (Development): MOST PRODUCTION IN YEARS 1898-1902, THROUGH DREDGES OPERATED INTERMITTENTLY UNTIL 1968
Comment (Deposit): TRIBUTARIES OF NIUKLUK RIVER HAD PRODUCTIVE CREEK BEDS. THE RIVER ITSELF PRODUCED FROM ITS BENCHES
Comment (Geology): MINERALIZED QUARTZ AND CALCITE IN GRAVELS.
Comment (Production): PRODUCED BETWEEN 100,000 AND 250,000 TO Z AU
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS B 1374, P. 61-65
Reference (Deposit): USGS OFR 78-181, P. 36,65, 106,110-112
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