| Deposit ID | 10136215 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | A012653 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0020530156 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Lower Willow Creek |
| Alternate or previous names | Left Fork Casadepaga River, Discovery, Nos. 1-9 Above, Elizabeth F. Edwards, Alaska Gold Dredging Company, Casadepaga Gold Dredging Company, Left Fork Koksuktapaga River, Willow Creek, L. D. Berry, Willow Dredging Company, H. W. Edwards |
| Related records | 10001838 |
| Point of reference | Claim |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -164.41999, 64.81601 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 131 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Nome(Census area)
Alaska(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Solomon D-5(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)
Solomon NW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Solomon(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Nome(hydrologic unit)
Norton Sound(hydrologic accounting unit)
Northwest(hydrologic subregion)
Alaska(hydrologic region)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| United States | Alaska |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kateel River | 008 S | 028 W | 07 | NWNWNE | Alaska |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Claim (1) | -164.41999, 64.81601 |
|---|
| Operation type | Placer |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1918 |
| Type of mineral rights | Located Claim |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Year | 1918 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 6,833 Yards Processed. 73 Troy Ounces Gold | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1918 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 8 Troy Ounces Silver | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1926 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 3 Troy Ounces Gold | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1928 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 9 Troy Ounces Gold | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1928 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 1 Troy Ounces Silver | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1949 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 40 Troy Ounces Gold | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1949 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 4 Troy Ounces Silver | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1950 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 3 Troy Ounces Silver | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1950 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 18 Troy Ounces Gold | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1951 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 1 Troy Ounces Gold | ||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0020530156 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | A012653 | MAS references MRDS |
SP4 p. 109
B284n p. 137
B314j pp. 153-154
B328 pp. 259, 265
B345m p. 225
B379q p. 336
B433 pp. 201-202
B442s p. 360
B520t p. 342
B592u pp. 387, 392-393
B622r p. 371
BMB142 p. 22
OF508 p. 39
B1374 p. 66
OF78-181 p. 93
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 12-FEB-1988 | Sbh | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
These are landing pages for further research — the state agencies don't currently expose per-mine deep links.