Washington Cr. Trib. Kougarok

The Washington Cr. Trib. Kougarok is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 581 feet.

About the MRDS Data:

All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.

Mine Info

Name: Washington Cr. Trib. Kougarok

State: Alaska

County: na

Elevation: 581 Feet (177 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 65.7361, -164.85780

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Washington Cr. Trib. Kougarok MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Washington Cr. Trib. Kougarok
Secondary: Kugruk River
Secondary: Sweeney
Secondary: Keenan & Castleton
Secondary: Alaska Continental Gold Mining Co
Secondary: Kougarok R.
Secondary: Tweet
Secondary: Kougarok Mining Company

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Tin

Location

State: Alaska

Land Status

Land ownership: Unknown
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.

Holdings

Type: Located Claim

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Not available

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Placer
Mining Method: Unknown
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

Not available

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

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Comments

Comment (Deposit): ACTIVE MINING AFTER 1900. NO PRODUCTION FIGURES. BEDROCK IS COMPLEXLY FAULTED PRE-ORD. METASEDIMENTARY AND MAFIC VOLCANIC OR INTRUSIVE ROCKS AND YOUNGER PALEOZOIC CARBONATES. QUARTZ VEINS THAT CARRY PYRITE AND/OR COPPER SULFIDES ARE COMMON. PLACER CONCENTRATES CONTAIN MAGNETITE, PYRITE, GALENA, SILVER RICH SULFIDE, CASSITERITE, AND GOLD CEMENTED FRACTURED QUARTZ. MOST PLACERS ARE SPATIALLY RELATED TO ALTERED HIGH ANGLE OR THRUST FAULT-ZONES WHICH CONTAIN CRUSHED QTZ VEINLETS OR FINE GRAINED SIO2 W/PYRITE. REF. POINT AT CONFLUENE OF MACKLIN AND WASHINGTON CREEKS.

References

Reference (Deposit): B792a pp. 22, 24

Reference (Deposit): B797a pp. 27, 30

Reference (Deposit): B813a p. 42

Reference (Deposit): B824a p. 47

Reference (Deposit): B836a pp. 48-49

Reference (Deposit): B844A pp. 48, 54

Reference (Deposit): B857A pp. 45, 51

Reference (Deposit): B864A p. 51

Reference (Deposit): B868A pp. 53, 59

Reference (Deposit): B880A pp. 55, 62

Reference (Deposit): B897A pp. 63, 71

Reference (Deposit): B910A pp. 65-66, 76

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 044-052

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 044-062

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 044-063

Reference (Deposit): B622r p. 372

Reference (Deposit): BMB142 pp. 27-28

Reference (Deposit): B662q pp. 452, 455

Reference (Deposit): B712h p. 189

Reference (Deposit): B714k p. 233

Reference (Deposit): B722f p. 181

Reference (Deposit): B739a p. 9

Reference (Deposit): B755a p. 14

Reference (Deposit): B773a p. 27

Reference (Deposit): B783a p. 18

Reference (Deposit): B917A pp. 64, 75

Reference (Deposit): B926A p. 61

Reference (Deposit): B933A pp. 58, 68

Reference (Deposit): TDM5R p. 22

Reference (Deposit): OF51 p. 46

Reference (Deposit): MF417

Reference (Deposit): OF508 p. 44

Reference (Deposit): OF536 p. 2

Reference (Deposit): B345m pp. 228, 244

Reference (Deposit): B345n p. 266

Reference (Deposit): B358 p. 63

Reference (Deposit): B379p p. 296

Reference (Deposit): B442s pp. 364-365

Reference (Deposit): B480c p. 42

Reference (Deposit): B592u pp. 388, 394

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 044-162

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 044-167

Reference (Deposit): SP4 p. 69

Reference (Deposit): P2 pp. 62, 64

Reference (Deposit): B314l pp. 168-172, 176-178

Reference (Deposit): B328 pp. 305-309, 315-320

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