Humbolt Creek

Past Producer in Alaska, United States with commodities Gold, Silver, Tin
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. 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 10160406
MRDS ID A000258
MAS/MILS ID 0020440005
Record type Site
Current site name Humbolt Creek
Alternate or previous names Walsh Bros., Discovery & 1-8 Above, Sullivan, Suksdorf

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -164.42902, 65.84244 (WGS84)
Elevation 183
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

Bendeleben D-5(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Bendeleben NW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Bendeleben(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Goodhope-Spafarief Bay(hydrologic unit)

Northern Seward Peninsula(hydrologic accounting unit)

Northwest(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Bering Land Bridge National Preserve(National Preserve)

National Preserve NPS(Type of land area)

NPS(Federal land areas administered by NPS)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Kateel River 005 N 027 W 07 SE Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Tertiary
Tin Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -164.42902, 65.84244

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 1907

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Tweet Family
    Interest 100
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1976
  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Frankel, Pennock, Mason, Wichner, And Bacon
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1978

Production statistics

  • Year 1907
    Description Troy Ounces Silver
  • Year 1907
    Description 3 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 93.31g
  • Year 1921
    Description 400 Yards Processed. 59 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 1835.1g
  • Year 1928
    Description 122 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 3794.62g
  • Year 1930
    Description 500 Yards Processed. 93 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 2892.62g
  • Year 1934
    Description 38 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 1181.93g
  • Year 1934
    Description 143 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 4447.79g
  • Year 1948
    Description 159 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 4945.45g
  • Year 1948
    Description 36,200 Yards Processed. 802 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 24944.99g
  • Year 1949
    Description 122 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 3794.62g
  • Year 1949
    Description 50,000 Yards Processed. 634 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 19719.6g

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit CASSITERITE ABUNDANT ON HUMBOLT CREEK (C565, P. 4). RECORDED PRODUCTION PRIOR TO 1950: 1820 OZ AU, 321 OZ AG (USBM FILES). ASSESSMENT WORK DONE ON ALL CLAIMS 1974. BEDROCK IS PRE-ORD. SLATE, SCHIST AND SCHISTOSE LIMESTONE. PYRITE UP TO 203 OF SOME FINER GRAINED PAN CONCENTRATES. REF. POINT LOCATED ON CREEK AT 600 FT CONTOUR LINE. USGS REFERS TO THIS DEPOSIT AS HUMBOLDT CREEK. URANIUM AND THORIUM ASSOCIATED WITH THE GRANITE. USGS CRIB W000018

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 12-FEB-1988 Dwb 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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