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Myrtle Creek

Past Producer in Alaska, United States with commodities Gold, Silver
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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. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Ownership information
  11. Production statistics
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10135986
MRDS ID A015482
MAS/MILS ID 0020490099
Record type Site
Current site name Myrtle Creek
Alternate or previous names Jurich, Martin & Drakula, Martin Assn., Patterson, Mcintosh & Daaling
Related records 10002980

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -148.56974, 65.53497 (WGS84)
Elevation 212
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

Livengood C-4(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Livengood N(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Livengood C(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 008 N 005 W 10 S2SWNW Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -148.56974, 65.53497
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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
Year of first production 1916

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Ownership information

  • Type Unknown
    Owner Taku Mines Ltd Et Al
    Year 1976

Production statistics

  • Year 1916
    Description 519 Yards Processed. 531 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 16515.94g

Comments on the production information

  • PRODUCTION PRIOR TO 1948 (USBM FILES-AFOC) 2,048 OZ AU, 148 OZ AG.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 26-SEP-1986 Clm U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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Authoritative Alaska resources

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