Bullion Creek

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 10160058
MAS/MILS ID 0020600038
Record type Site
Current site name Bullion Creek

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Claim
Geographic coordinates: -142.02209, 64.07535 (WGS84)
Elevation 610
Location accuracy 500(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-3(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Eagle SW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Eagle C(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Fortymile River WSR(Wild and Scenic River)

Wild and Scenic River BLM(Type of land area)

BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Copper River 027 N 017 E 32 Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

Claim (1) -142.02209, 64.07535

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Placer
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Year of first production 1959

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Production statistics

  • Year 1959
    Description 55 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 1710.69g
  • Year 1959
    Description 50,000 Yards Processed. 349 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 10855.11g

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Ownership

    ALASKA KARDEX 060-258

  • 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

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

  • Deposit

    PHASE 1 OF THE MINERAL RESOURCE EVALUATION OF THE BUREAU OF

  • Deposit

    LAND MANAGEMENT BLACK RIVER AND FORTYMILE RIVER SUBUNITS.

  • Deposit

    BUMINES OFR 48-94, 1994, 166 PP.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 18-JUL-1988 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

These are landing pages for further research — the state agencies don't currently expose per-mine deep links.