Thanksgiving Creek

Past Producer in Alaska, United States with commodities Gold, Silver
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Land status
  11. Ownership information
  12. Production statistics
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10111695
MRDS ID A015212
MAS/MILS ID 0020480038
Record type Site
Current site name Thanksgiving Creek
Alternate or previous names Thanksgiving Ditch
Related records 10107545

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Claim
Geographic coordinates: -150.39745, 65.17602 (WGS84)
Elevation 213
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Yukon-Koyukuk(Census area)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

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

Tanana SE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Tanana(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Fairbanks 004 N 014 W 16 SESENE Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Claim (1) -150.39745, 65.17602

Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • 4 TO 9 FT OF GRAVEL OVER BEDROCK CONSISTS OF FRAGMENTS OF QUARTZITE, SCHISTOSE GRIT, VIEN QUARTZ, SLATE, AND SOME INTRUSIVES (B259).

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Placer
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Year of first production 1917

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category State

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Antony Lanning
    ID 5000291
    Interest 100
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1977

Production statistics

  • Year 1917
    Description 22 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 696g/mt
  • Year 1917
    Description 131 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 4143g/mt
  • Year 1921
    Description 222 Yards Processed. 14 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 443g/mt
  • Year 1954
    Description 32 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 1012g/mt
  • Year 1954
    Description 8 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 253g/mt
  • Year 1956
    Description 22 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 696g/mt
  • Year 1956
    Description 11,100 Yards Processed. 86 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 2719g/mt
  • Year 1957
    Description 29 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 917g/mt
  • Year 1957
    Description 11,850 Yards Processed. 116 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 3668g/mt
  • Year 1958
    Description 15 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 474g/mt
  • Year 1958
    Description 7,400 Yards Processed. 58 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 1834g/mt
  • Year 1959
    Description 24 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 759g/mt
  • Year 1959
    Description 14,800 Yards Processed. 93 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 2941g/mt
  • Year 1960
    Description 28 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 885g/mt
  • Year 1960
    Description 2,222 Yards Processed. 112 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 2542g/mt
  • Year 1961
    Description 17 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 538g/mt
  • Year 1961
    Description 3,740 Yards Processed. 68 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 2150g/mt
  • Year 1969
    Description 17 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 538g/mt
  • Year 1969
    Description 4,444 Yards Processed. 246 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 7779g/mt

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Ownership

    ALASKA KARDEX 048-027

  • Deposit

    B259j pp. 115, 118-119

  • Deposit

    B263 pp. 53, 208

  • Deposit

    B280 pp. 38-39, 45-46, 48-50

  • Deposit

    B337 pp. 82-83, 92-93, 97-98

  • Deposit

    B345c p. 49

  • Deposit

    B374 p. 56

  • Deposit

    B442n p. 242

  • Deposit

    B480j p. 166

  • Deposit

    P70 p. 183

  • Deposit

    B520p p. 283

  • Deposit

    B535 p. 35

  • Deposit

    B542j p. 221

  • Deposit

    B592r p. 362

  • Deposit

    B622m p. 242

  • Deposit

    B692t p. 334

  • Deposit

    B836a p. 36

  • Deposit

    B844A p. 37

  • Deposit

    B844D pp. 204-205

  • Deposit

    B857A p. 33

  • Deposit

    B897A p. 51

  • Deposit

    MF371

  • Deposit

    OF508 p. 76

  • Deposit

    BMOF98-76 pp. 82-85

  • Deposit

    SR38 pp. 10, 25

  • Deposit

    BUNDTZEN, T.K., R.C. SWAINBANK, A.H. CLOUGH, M.W. HENNING,

  • Deposit

    AND E.W. HANSEN. ALASKA'S MINERAL INDUSTRY 1993. AK DIV.

  • Deposit

    GEOL. AND GEOPHYS. SURV. SPEC. REP. 48, 1994, P. 29.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 12-FEB-1988 Hall U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

Authoritative Alaska resources

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