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Trail Creek

Past Producer in Alaska, United States with commodities Gold, Silver, Tin, 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. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10160265
MRDS ID A015570
MAS/MILS ID 0020560013
Record type Site
Current site name Trail Creek
Alternate or previous names California Claim, Oregon Assn., Washington Assn., Kelly Assn., Alex Capewell Assn., Lydia Assn., Lake Assn., Eva Disc. Assn., Eva Bench, Rea Bench, Bertha Assn., Mason Assn., Dam Assn., Lad Assn., Red Dog Assn., Green Assn., Black Assn., Moose Assn., Marten Assn., Wolf Assn., Beaver Assn., Ely Lynn No. 1
Related records 10282232, 10003046

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Claim
Geographic coordinates: -155.28138, 64.3917 (WGS84)
Elevation 168
Location accuracy 1000(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

Ruby B-5(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Ruby S(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Ruby(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
Kateel River 013 S 018 E 03 NWSE Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Tertiary
Tin Critical Tertiary
Tungsten Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Claim (1) -155.28138, 64.3917
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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 1915

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Clarece Zaiser
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1976

Production statistics

  • Year 1915
    Description 2,222 Yards Processed. 611 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 19004.22g
  • Year 1917
    Description 1 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 31.1g
  • Year 1917
    Description 8 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 248.82g
  • Year 1921
    Description 2,000 Yards Processed. 570 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 17728.98g
  • Year 1922
    Description 6,880 Yards Processed. 542 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 16858.08g
  • Year 1923
    Description 2,200 Yards Processed. 199 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 6189.59g
  • Year 1924
    Description 300 Yards Processed. 208 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 6469.52g
  • Year 1925
    Description 6 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 186.62g
  • Year 1930
    Description 250 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 7775.87g
  • Year 1931
    Description 58 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 1804g
  • Year 1936
    Description 47 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 1461.86g
  • Year 1941
    Description 367 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 11414.97g
  • Year 1941
    Description 197 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 6127.38g
  • Year 1942
    Description 453 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 14089.87g
  • Year 1942
    Description 170 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 5287.59g
  • Year 1945
    Description 14 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 435.44g
  • Year 1945
    Description 58 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 1804g
  • Year 1946
    Description 119 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 3701.31g
  • Year 1946
    Description 180,000 Yards Processed. 613 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 19066.43g
  • Year 1947
    Description 89 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 2768.2g
  • Year 1947
    Description 467 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 14525.32g
  • Year 1949
    Description 22 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 684.27g
  • Year 1949
    Description 20,000 Yards Processed. 109 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 3390.27g
  • Year 1950
    Description 362 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 11259.46g
  • Year 1950
    Description 70 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 2177.24g
  • Year 1969
    Description 11 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 342.13g
  • Year 1969
    Description 4,200 Yards Processed. 100 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 3110.34g

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Ownership

    ALASKA KARDEX 056-010

  • Deposit

    B520q pp. 291, 296

  • Deposit

    B542l pp. 288, 290-292

  • Deposit

    B578 pp. 40, 42

  • Deposit

    B592s p. 366

  • Deposit

    B622c p. 58

  • Deposit

    B642l pp. 245, 260, 265

  • Deposit

    BMB142 p. 25

  • Deposit

    BMB153 p. 53

  • Deposit

    B692

  • Deposit

    B754 pp. 96-97, 117-118

  • Deposit

    B755a p. 43

  • Deposit

    MR195-7 p. 92

  • Deposit

    MR56-1

  • Deposit

    B810a p. 34

  • Deposit

    B864A p. 40

  • Deposit

    B864C pp. 148-149, 156-157

  • Deposit

    B868A p. 40

  • Deposit

    B910A p. 52

  • Deposit

    B917A pp. 50, 51

  • Deposit

    IR JCR 390810 p. 11

  • Deposit

    B926A pp. 49-50

  • Deposit

    B933A p. 46

  • Deposit

    TDM1 p. 34

  • Deposit

    TDM2 p. 20

  • Deposit

    IR JCR 460829 p. 1

  • Deposit

    RI4174 p. 28

  • Deposit

    IR HMF 490924 p. 2

  • Deposit

    I289

  • Deposit

    OF239 pp. 37, 50

  • Deposit

    MF405

  • Deposit

    OF508 p. 95

  • Deposit

    BMOF98-76 p. 65

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit USGS CRIB D002617 ZAISER OPERATING ON TRAIL CREEK IN 1975 (CARNES, 1975). PRODUCTION PRIOR TO 1970: 6345 OZ AU, 1607 OZ AG (USBM AFOC FILES).

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 12-FEB-1988 Dwb-Mirl U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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