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Basin Creek

Past Producer in Alaska, United States with commodities Gold, Tungsten
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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. Ownership information
  12. Production statistics
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10160173
MRDS ID A012919
MAS/MILS ID 0020520094
Record type Site
Current site name Basin Creek
Alternate or previous names Ronnie, Poke, June 1-4
Related records 10002066

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Claim
Geographic coordinates: -165.26298, 64.68539 (WGS84)
Elevation 91
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Nome(Census area)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Nome C-1(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Solomon NW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Nome(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Nome(hydrologic unit)

Norton Sound(hydrologic accounting unit)

Northwest(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Sitnasuak Native Corporation(ANCSA Village)

ANCSA Village 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
Kateel River 009 S 033 W 27 Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Tungsten Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Claim (1) -165.26298, 64.68539
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Placer
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner R. Engstrom
    Year 1981
  • Type Operator
    Owner Engstrom And Sons
    Year 1981

Production statistics

  • Year 1947
    Description 9 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 279.93g
  • Year 1947
    Description 14,850 Yards Processed. 214 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 6656.14g
  • Year 1948
    Description 17 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 528.75g
  • Year 1948
    Description 20,000 Yards Processed. 190 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 5909.66g
  • Year 1949
    Description 3 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 93.31g
  • Year 1949
    Description 32 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 995.31g
  • Year 1950
    Description 5 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 155.51g
  • Year 1950
    Description 41 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 1275.24g
  • Year 1951
    Description 2 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 62.2g
  • Year 1951
    Description 35 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 1088.62g
  • Year 1952
    Description 16 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 497.65g
  • Year 1952
    Description 3,500 Yards Processed. 165 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 5132.07g
  • Year 1953
    Description 60 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 1866.2g
  • Year 1953
    Description 6 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 186.62g
  • Year 1954
    Description 13 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 404.34g
  • Year 1954
    Description 4,000 Yards Processed. 135 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 4198.96g
  • Year 1955
    Description 98 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 3048.14g
  • Year 1955
    Description 9 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 279.93g
  • Year 1956
    Description 23 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 715.38g
  • Year 1956
    Description 4,000 Yards Processed. 252 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 7838.07g
  • Year 1957
    Description 23,000 Yards Processed. 467 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 14525.32g
  • Year 1957
    Description 46 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 1430.76g
  • Year 1958
    Description 1,500 Yards Processed. 5 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 155.51g
  • Year 1961
    Description 5,000 Yards Processed. 13 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 404.34g
  • Year 1961
    Description 1 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 31.1g
  • Year 1962
    Description 6 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 186.62g
  • Year 1962
    Description 5,100 Yards Processed. 65 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 2021.72g
  • Year 1963
    Description 4 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 124.41g
  • Year 1963
    Description 5,000 Yards Processed. 39 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 1213.03g
  • Year 1964
    Description 9,000 Yards Processed. 95 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 2954.83g
  • Year 1964
    Description 9 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 279.93g

Comments on the production information

  • USGS CRIB D002575. UNREPORTED PRODUCTION DURING 1993 USING A 1.5 CU FT (43 L) BUCKETLINE DREDGE (SR 48).

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Ownership

    ALASKA KARDEX 052-161

  • Deposit

    SP4 p. 79

  • Deposit

    B263 pp. 150, 209

  • Deposit

    B328 pp. 174-175

  • Deposit

    B533 pp. 99-100

  • Deposit

    OF17 p. 6

  • Deposit

    MF463

  • Deposit

    BUNDTZEN, T.K., R.C. SWAINBANK, A.H.CLOUGH, M.W. HENNING,

  • Deposit

    AND E.W. HANSEN. ALASKA'S MINERAL INDUSTRY 1993. AK DIV.

  • Deposit

    GEOL. AND GEOPHYS. SURV. SPEC. REP. 48, 1994, P. 27.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 25-APR-1995 Mirl-Rdc U.S. Bureau of Mines

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