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Mud Creek

Past Producer in Alaska, United States with commodities Gold, Lead, Mercury
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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. Materials information
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  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 10135857
MRDS ID A015705
MAS/MILS ID 0020450006
Record type Site
Current site name Mud Creek
Alternate or previous names Mud Creek Placers, Mud Creek Mining Corporation, Mud Creek Discovery, Mud Creek Above 1-8, Porphyry Association, Fritz Association, Anna Association, Franklin Assocation, Summit Association, Summit Bench, Fred W. Association, Kalmer Assocation, Norman, Blossoms, Kathleen, Shorty, Pass, Saddle Association, Loon Association, Crane Association, Goose Association, Plover, Sprig, Raven, Curlew, Homestake Discovery, Phalarope Association, Hazel Association, Muskey Association, Lily Association, Margaret Association, Billie Association, Muskeg Association, Lilly Association, Frederick Association, Niggerhead Association, Holly Association, Pat Association, Judy Association, Mud Creek Discovery Association, Mud Creek 2-7 Below, Minnehaha Creek

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Geographic coordinates: Elevation UTM Precision Relative position Point location
Claim -161.9784, 65.95219 (WGS84) 30 100
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-161.98257, 65.95078 (WGS84) 1000 Within 2,500 ft

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Northwest Arctic(Borough)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Candle D-6(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Candle N(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Candle(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Goodhope-Spafarief Bay(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 006 N 016 W 02 NWSENW Alaska

Comments on the location information

  • SGS MF-389, loc. 17. Deposit thought to be in headwater section of Mud Creek. Land status value calculated 6-94 using GIS overlay analysis with BLM 1:2,500,000 scale ownership status map (1991).

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Lead Tertiary
Mercury Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Gold Ore

Nearby scientific data

Claim (1) -161.9784, 65.95219
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(2) -161.98257, 65.95078
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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
Discovery year 1953

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Mud Creek Mining Corp.-William L. Smith
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1983
  • Type Operator
    Owner Noranda Exploration, Inc.
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1983

Production statistics

  • Year 1942
    Description 128 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 3981.24g
  • Year 1942
    Description 789 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 24540.64g
  • Year 1945
    Description 56 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 1741.79g
  • Year 1945
    Description 362 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 11259.46g
  • Year 1950
    Description 61 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 1897.31g
  • Year 1950
    Description 10,600 Yards Processed. 401 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 12472.49g
  • Year 1952
    Description 82 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 2550.48g
  • Year 1952
    Description 2,680 Yards Processed. 584 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 18164.43g
  • Year 1953
    Description 145 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 4510g
  • Year 1953
    Description 10,790 Yards Processed. 1008 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 31352.3g
  • Year 1954
    Description 51 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 1586.27g
  • Year 1954
    Description 341 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 10606.28g
  • Year 1955
    Description 66 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 2052.82g
  • Year 1955
    Description 2,125 Yards Processed. 465 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 14463.11g
  • Year 1956
    Description 61 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 1897.31g
  • Year 1956
    Description 2,985 Yards Processed. 394 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 12254.77g
  • Year 1957
    Description 50 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 1555.17g
  • Year 1957
    Description 1,925 Yards Processed. 318 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 9890.9g
  • Year 1958
    Description 17 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 528.75g
  • Year 1958
    Description 1,100 Yards Processed. 105 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 3265.86g
  • Year 1959
    Description 46 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 1430.76g
  • Year 1959
    Description 2,222 Yards Processed. 293 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 9113.31g

Comments on development

  • A two-man operation on Mud Creek was the only mining in the area in 1967. Drift mining reported before 1944. Bench placers evaluated by Noranda Exploration in 1984.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Small-scale placer gold mining reported. Gold may be in old strandlines and ancient sandbars, acccording to Noranda Exploration, Inc.
Deposit Stream gradient under 50 feet per mile. ; info.src : 1 pub lit; 2 unpub rept

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 02-MAY-91 Hfd U.S. Bureau of Mines
Reporter 01-SEP-87 Powers, M.t. (Huber, D.F.) U.S. Geological Survey

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