Taylor Creek

Prospect in Alaska, United States with commodity Gold
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. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10112805
MRDS ID A013459
MAS/MILS ID 0020920004
Record type Site
Current site name Taylor Creek
Alternate or previous names Taylor Creek No. 1-5, Fork Creek No. 1-8, Fork Creek, Fork Creek 1-10, Bev No. 1-8, Mel No. 1-4, Minnalaska, Good Claims, Sc Claims
Related records 10107539

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Claim
Geographic coordinates: -157.24308, 60.90768 (WGS84)
Elevation 183
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Dillingham(Census area)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Taylor Mountains D-4(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Taylor Mountains NE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Taylor Mountains C(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Holitna River(hydrologic unit)

Upper Kuskokwim River(hydrologic accounting unit)

Southwest(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Seward 010 N 045 W 34 SE Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

Claim (1) -157.24308, 60.90768

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Placer
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1981

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category State

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Fortyseven Creek Mines
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1985

Production statistics

  • Year 1950
    Description 228 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 7210g/mt
  • Year 1950
    Description 1137 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 35950g/mt
  • Year 1951
    Description 267 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 8443g/mt
  • Year 1951
    Description 1272 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 40220g/mt
  • Year 1952
    Description 137 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 4332g/mt
  • Year 1952
    Description 673 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 21280g/mt
  • Year 1958
    Description 17 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 538g/mt
  • Year 1958
    Description 9,200 Yards Processed. 95 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 3004g/mt

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit CADY AND OTHERS, 1955, P. 71, 116, 119 (P268) COBB, 1972, P. 28 (OF 508) COBB, 1972 (MF 371)

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 12-FEB-1988 Hfd 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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