| 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 |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -164.42902, 65.84244 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 183 |
| Location accuracy | 500(meters) |
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)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| United States | Alaska |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kateel River | 005 N | 027 W | 07 | SE | Alaska |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Tin Critical | Tertiary |
| Ore Body (1) | -164.42902, 65.84244 |
|---|
| Operation type | Placer |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1907 |
| Type of mineral rights | Located Claim |
|---|
| Ownership category | Federal |
|---|
| 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 |
| Year | 1907 |
|---|---|
| Description | Troy Ounces Silver |
| Year | 1907 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 3 Troy Ounces Gold | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1921 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 400 Yards Processed. 59 Troy Ounces Gold | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1928 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 122 Troy Ounces Gold | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Year | 1930 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 500 Yards Processed. 93 Troy Ounces Gold | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1934 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 38 Troy Ounces Silver | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Year | 1934 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 143 Troy Ounces Gold | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Year | 1948 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 159 Troy Ounces Silver | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1948 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 36,200 Yards Processed. 802 Troy Ounces Gold | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Year | 1949 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 122 Troy Ounces Silver | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1949 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 50,000 Yards Processed. 634 Troy Ounces Gold | ||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0020440005 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | A000258 | MAS references MRDS |
B345n p. 266
B358 p. 63
B442s p. 367
B712a pp. 22, 52
B712h pp. 189, 195-196
B714b p. 71
B714k p. 236
B810a p. 36
B813a p. 42
B824a p. 45
B844A p. 47
B857A p. 44
B864A p. 49
B868A p. 51
B880A p. 54
B897A p. 62
B910A p. 68
TDM5R p. 41
C265 pp. 4, 6, 11
C565
OF377 p. 32
B1312H pp. 8, 10, 12, 16-17
OF508 p. 42
B1374 p. 73
| 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 |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 12-FEB-1988 | Dwb | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
These are landing pages for further research — the state agencies don't currently expose per-mine deep links.