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Bear Creek

Past Producer in Alaska, United States with commodities Gold, PGE
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  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. Mining district
  10. Mineral rights holdings
  11. Land status
  12. Ownership information
  13. Production statistics
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10112070
MRDS ID M015716
MAS/MILS ID 0020450029
Record type Site
Current site name Bear Creek
Alternate or previous names Bob Creek, Split Creek', Cub Creek
Related records 10033383, 10225631

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Claim
Geographic coordinates: -161.06363, 65.5411 (WGS84)
Elevation 168
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Northwest Arctic(Borough)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Candle C-5(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Candle N(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Candle(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Buckland River(hydrologic unit)

Northern Seward Peninsula(hydrologic accounting unit)

Northwest(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Kateel River 002 N 012 W 25 NESWSE Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
PGE Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Claim (1) -161.06363, 65.5411
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Placer
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Fairhaven

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category State

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner D. B. Parent
    ID 5001437
    Year 1985
  • Type Operator
    Owner L. And B Mining
    ID 5001437
    Year 1983
  • Type Owner
    Owner Circle Construction Co.
    ID 5001437
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1983

Production statistics

  • Year 1915
    Description Production Reported 678 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 21440g/mt
  • Year 1916
    Description 28,000 Yards Processed. 862 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 27260g/mt
  • Year 1917
    Description 88 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 2783g/mt
  • Year 1917
    Description 25,833 Yards Processed. 787 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 24890g/mt
  • Year 1918
    Description 127 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 4016g/mt
  • Year 1918
    Description 23,745 Yards Processed. 1136 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 35920g/mt
  • Year 1919
    Description 2 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 63g/mt
  • Year 1919
    Description 22 Yards Processed. 20 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 633g/mt
  • Year 1920
    Description 1 Troy Ounces Platinum
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Platinum PGE 32g/mt
  • Year 1920
    Description 15,000 Yards Processed. 594 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 18780g/mt
  • Year 1921
    Description 1 Troy Ounces Platinum
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Platinum PGE 32g/mt
  • Year 1921
    Description 20,800 Yards Processed. 835 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 26410g/mt
  • Year 1922
    Description 1 Troy Ounces Platinum
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Platinum PGE 32g/mt
  • Year 1922
    Description 8,500 Yards Processed. 453 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 14330g/mt
  • Year 1923
    Description 10 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 316g/mt
  • Year 1924
    Description 338 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 10690g/mt
  • Year 1925
    Description 411 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 12990g/mt
  • Year 1934
    Description 48 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 1518g/mt
  • Year 1934
    Description 14,200 Yards Processed. 364 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 11510g/mt
  • Year 1936
    Description 291 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 9202g/mt
  • Year 1941
    Description 640 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 20240g/mt
  • Year 1941
    Description 109 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 3447g/mt
  • Year 1948
    Description 16 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 506g/mt
  • Year 1948
    Description 8,000 Yards Processed. 178 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 5629g/mt
  • Year 1949
    Description 2 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 63g/mt
  • Year 1949
    Description 2,500 Yards Processed. 16 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 506g/mt
  • Year 1950
    Description 19 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 601g/mt
  • Year 1950
    Description 13,333 Yards Processed. 187 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 5914g/mt
  • Year 1951
    Description 27 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 854g/mt
  • Year 1951
    Description 267 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 8443g/mt

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit USGS CRIB A000443 USGS CRIB A000444 MSHA ID 5001437 MINING WITH A 6 CU YD (170 L) BUCKETLINE DREDGE LEASED FROM ALASKA GOLD CO. DURING 1993 (SR 48) BY TIAGA MINING CO.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 12-JUL-1995 Sbh U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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

Current status (per MSHA)

StatusAbandoned since 08/30/1993
MSHA mine ID5001437
Mine name (MSHA)Bear Creek Mine
Current operatorL & B Mining Company
Current controller (parent)Parent D B Young D A & Dozette Michael
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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