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Candle Creek

Past Producer in Alaska, United States with commodity Gold
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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. Land status
  11. Production statistics
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10136915
MRDS ID A010731
MAS/MILS ID 0020740003
Record type Site
Current site name Candle Creek
Alternate or previous names Shale 1-6, Rice Nugget Placer, Golden Queen Placer, Frozen Bedrock Placer
Related records 10000534

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Claim
Geographic coordinates: -155.96264, 62.94945 (WGS84)
Elevation 366
Location accuracy 100(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

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

McGrath NW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

McGrath(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Stony River(hydrologic unit)

Upper Kuskokwim River(hydrologic accounting unit)

Southwest(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Doyon, Limited(ANCSA Region)

ANCSA Region NTVPIC(Type of land area)

NTVPIC(Federal land areas administered by NTVPIC)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Seward 033 N 035 W 17 C Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

Claim (1) -155.96264, 62.94945
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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 1918

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Production statistics

  • Year 1918
    Description 198 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 6158.48g
  • Year 1918
    Description 1,800 Yards Processed. 1451 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 45131.15g
  • Year 1919
    Description 13272 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 412805.39g
  • Year 1920
    Description 797 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 24789.47g
  • Year 1920
    Description 74,597 Yards Processed. 9350 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 290817.54g
  • Year 1921
    Description 1688 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 52502.67g
  • Year 1921
    Description 155,168 Yards Processed. 19844 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 617217.47g
  • Year 1922
    Description 1779 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 55333.09g
  • Year 1922
    Description 164,230 Yards Processed. 20884 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 649565.09g
  • Year 1923
    Description 796 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 24758.37g
  • Year 1923
    Description 173,452 Yards Processed. 9567 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 297567g
  • Year 1924
    Description 717 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 22301.19g
  • Year 1924
    Description 8587 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 267085.59g
  • Year 1925
    Description 515 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 16018.29g
  • Year 1925
    Description 6023 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 187336.26g
  • Year 1926
    Description 804 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 25007.19g
  • Year 1928
    Description 4,500 Yards Processed. 41 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 1275.24g
  • Year 1931
    Description 160 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 4976.55g
  • Year 1935
    Description 98 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 3048.14g
  • Year 1941
    Description 3088 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 96047.54g
  • Year 1946
    Description 15 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 466.55g
  • Year 1946
    Description 174 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 5412g
  • Year 1950
    Description 195 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 6065.17g
  • Year 1950
    Description 121,000 Yards Processed. 2178 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 67743.38g
  • Year 1951
    Description 3947 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 122765.43g
  • Year 1952
    Description 126 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 3919.03g
  • Year 1952
    Description 140,000 Yards Processed. 1406 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 43731.49g

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit USGS CRIB D002705

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 18-JUL-1988 Neb-Mirl U.S. Bureau of Mines

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