| Deposit ID | 10160424 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | A012484 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0020590006 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Caribou Creek |
| Alternate or previous names | Salcha River, No. 7 Below, No. 7 Above, Nos. 3-4 Above Caribou, No. 1 Above Disc., No. 1 Below Disc., Marshall Assn., Nos. 4-6 Below, Swamp Fraction, No. 1 Below Ll, Caribou Creek Disc. |
| Related records | 10001702 |
| Point of reference | Claim |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -145.68617, 64.7039 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 411 |
| Location accuracy | 500(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Fairbanks North Star(Borough)
Alaska(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Big Delta C-4(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)
Big Delta NE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Big Delta C(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Alaska(hydrologic region)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| United States | Alaska |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairbanks | 002 S | 010 E | 35 | NENW | Alaska |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| PGE Critical | Tertiary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Tin Critical | Tertiary |
| Tungsten Critical | Tertiary |
| Claim (1) | -145.68617, 64.7039 |
|---|
| Operation type | Placer |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1923 |
| Type of mineral rights | Patented |
|---|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Located Claim |
| Ownership category | Federal |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Salcha Mining Co. |
| Home office | Washington |
| Year | 1976 |
| Type | Unknown |
|---|---|
| Owner | Fairbanks North Star Borough |
| Home office | Alaska |
| Year | 1976 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Fairbanks Investments Inc. |
| Year | 1976 |
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Hempel, Tony |
| Home office | Alaska |
| Year | 1976 |
| Year | 1923 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 1,000 Yards Processed. 290 Troy Ounces Gold | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0020590006 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | A012484 | MAS references MRDS |
B284l pp. 123-125
B295 p. 26
B345c p. 43
B442n p. 245
B480j p. 167
B538 p. 80
B642c p. 67
B739a p. 33
B783a p. 15
B910A p. 48
B917A pp. 44, 46-47
B926A pp. 40, 43
TDM1 pp. 34, 39
IR BIT 46 pp. 5-6
MR194-14 p. 2
OF508 p. 71
B1374 p. 129
P820 p. 98
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | M.S. 1976 ISSUED 1931, PAT #1047011 (17.76 ACRES). M.S. 1977 ISSUED 1931, PAT #1045660 (33.39 ACRES). M.S. 1978 ISSUED 1930, PAT #1034200 (161.43 ACRES). PRODUCTION PRIOR TO 1958: 51,334 OZ AU, 5948 OZ AG (USBM AFOC FILES). |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 10-JUL-1991 | Dwb | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
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