Eskimo Gulch (near Motherwood Point)

The Eskimo Gulch (near Motherwood Point) is a gold mine located in Alaska.

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: Eskimo Gulch (near Motherwood Point)

State:  Alaska

County:  na

Elevation:

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 66.061, -162.18300

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Satelite image of the Eskimo Gulch (near Motherwood Point)

Eskimo Gulch (near Motherwood Point) MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Eskimo Gulch (near Motherwood Point)


Commodity

Primary: Gold


Location

State: Alaska
District: Fairhaven


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
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant:


Physiography

Not available


Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: Placer Au-PGE


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Gold


Comments

Comment (Geology): Age = Quaternary

Comment (Reference): Primary Reference = This description

Comment (Deposit): Model Name = Placer Au-PGE (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 39a)

Comment (Deposit): Other Comments = the mine is on NANA-owned lands.

Comment (Geology): 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).

Comment (Exploration): Status = Probably inactive

Comment (Workings): 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.


References

Reference (Deposit): Williams, Anita, 1999, Alaska Resource Data File, Kotzebue quadrangle: U. S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 99-579, 12 p.


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