Squaw Gulch

Past Producer 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. Production statistics
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10136460
MRDS ID A015171
MAS/MILS ID 0020600052
Record type Site
Current site name Squaw Gulch
Related records 10002723

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Claim
Geographic coordinates: -141.17206, 64.14837 (WGS84)
Elevation 546
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Southeast Fairbanks(Census area)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Eagle A-1(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Eagle SE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Eagle(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
Copper River 027 N 022 E 06 C Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

Claim (1) -141.17206, 64.14837

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Production statistics

  • Year 1906
    Description Production Reported 41 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 1275.24g
  • Year 1915
    Description 85 Yards Processed. 20 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 622.06g
  • Year 1917
    Description 4 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 124.41g
  • Year 1917
    Description 25 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 777.58g
  • Year 1918
    Description 14 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 435.44g
  • Year 1918
    Description 213 Yards Processed. 91 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 2830.41g
  • Year 1919
    Description 1,095 Yards Processed. 129 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 4012.34g
  • Year 1919
    Description 20 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Silver Silver 622.06g
  • Year 1921
    Description 1,620 Yards Processed. 39 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 1213.03g
  • Year 1922
    Description 1,200 Yards Processed. 72 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 2239.45g
  • Year 1923
    Description 100 Yards Processed. 19 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 590.96g
  • Year 1924
    Description 64 Yards Processed. 2 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 62.2g
  • Year 1925
    Description 69 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 2146.14g
  • Year 1929
    Description 20 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 622.06g
  • Year 1930
    Description 20 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 622.06g
  • Year 1930
    Description 3 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 93.31g
  • Year 1931
    Description 20 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 622.06g
  • Year 1934
    Description 4 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 124.41g
  • Year 1934
    Description 24 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 746.48g
  • Year 1946
    Description 5 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 155.51g
  • Year 1946
    Description 36 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 1119.72g

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Ownership

    ALASKA KARDEX 060-042

  • Ownership

    ALASKA KARDEX 060-048

  • Ownership

    ALASKA KARDEX 060-226

  • Ownership

    ALASKA KARDEX 060-272

  • Ownership

    ALASKA KARDEX 060-273

  • Ownership

    ALASKA KARDEX 060-286

  • Ownership

    ALASKA KARDEX 060-306

  • Ownership

    ALASKA KARDEX 060-337

  • Deposit

    B345k p. 197

  • Deposit

    B375 pp. 41-42

  • Deposit

    B480j p. 169

  • Deposit

    B520l p. 215

  • Deposit

    B542j pp. 216-217

  • Deposit

    B592r p. 361

  • Deposit

    B622c p. 63

  • Deposit

    B642c pp. 62-63

  • Deposit

    B857A p. 37

  • Deposit

    B868A p. 42

  • Deposit

    POWERS, J.B. BRIEF HISTORY OF THE FORTYMILE MINING DISTRICT

  • Deposit

    TO 1935. AK. TERR. DEPT. OF MINES MINER. REP. MR 60-2, 1935

  • Deposit

    19 PP.

  • Deposit

    PRINDLE, L.M. GOLD PLACERS OF THE FORTYMILE, BIRCH CREEK,

  • Deposit

    AND THE FAIRBANKS REGION, ALASKA. U.S. GEOL. SURV. BULL.

  • Deposit

    251, 1905, 89 PP.

  • Deposit

    SAUNDERS, R.H. MINING OPERATIONS IN THE FORTYMILE DISTRICT,

  • Deposit

    FAIRBANKS PRECINCT, 1953. AK. TERR. DEPT. OF MINES MINER.

  • Deposit

    REP. MR 60-4, 1953, 10 PP.

  • Deposit

    WILLIAMS, J.A. ACTIVE MINING OPERATIONS IN THE FORTYMILE

  • Deposit

    DISTRICT OF THE FAIRBANKS PRECINCT IN 1951. AK. TERR. DEPT.

  • Deposit

    OF MINES MINER. REP. MR 60-3A, 1951, 3 PP.

  • Deposit

    SMITH, P.S. MINERAL INDUSTRY IN ALASKA IN 1931. U.S. GEOL.

  • Deposit

    SURV. BULL. 844, 1934, P. 36.

  • Deposit

    SWAINBANK, R.C., T.K. BUNDTZEN, AND J. WOOD. ALASKA'S

  • Deposit

    MINERAL INDUSTRY, 1990. AK. DIV. GEOL. AND GEOPHYS. SURV.

  • Deposit

    SPEC. REP. NO. 45, 1992, PP. 30-31.

  • Deposit

    SWAINBANK, R.C., T.K. BUNDTZEN, A.H. CLOUGH, E.W. HANSEN,

  • Deposit

    AND M.G. NELSON. ALASKA'S MINERAL INDUSTRY, 1991. AK. DIV.

  • Deposit

    GEOL. AND GEOPHYS. SURV. SPEC. REP. NO. 47, 1992, P. 30.

  • Deposit

    BURLEIGH, R.E., AND K.G. LEAR. COMPILATION OF DATA FOR

  • Deposit

    PHASE 1 OR THE MINERAL RESOURCE EVALUATION OF THE BUREAU OF

  • Deposit

    LAND MANAGEMENT BLACK RIVER AND FORTYMILE RIVER SUBUNITS.

  • Deposit

    BUMINES OFR 48-94, 1994, 116 PP.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 02-MAY-1991 Mirl-Mjn 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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