Kiana District — northwestern

Source: Tom Ashworth's Prospectors Cache — Alaska regional gold page. Author: Tom Ashworth. Original page: northwestern_alaska_ak.shtml. Area: Kiana District. Map coordinates are approximate for the Alaska region. The Kobuk River Valley and all it tributaries, a large region on the Ambler, Kiana and Shungnak quadrangles make up the Kiana District. All regional stream, sand and gravel bars have placer showings, but have had little prospecting performed on them. The gravel deposits of the Squirrel River, especially it Klery Creek tributary had numerous placer and are most profitable for today's gold hunter. . Agnes, Klery, Homestake and Central Creeks produced placer gold real well. On Jade Creek you can find gold laced Nephrite Jade.