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Mammoth Creek

Past Producer in Alaska, United States with commodities Gold, Silver, Tin
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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 10160565
MRDS ID A012228
MAS/MILS ID 0020500014
Record type Site
Current site name Mammoth Creek
Alternate or previous names Miller Creek, Miller House P. O.
Related records 10001479

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Claim
Geographic coordinates: -145.25014, 65.52253 (WGS84)
Elevation 549
Location accuracy 500(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

Circle C-3(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Circle NE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Circle C(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
Fairbanks 008 N 012 E 20 NESENE Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Tertiary
Tin Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Claim (1) -145.25014, 65.52253
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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

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim
Type of mineral rights Patented

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Miller Creek Mining Co. (Fred Wilkinson)
    ID 5001239
    Interest 100
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1986

Comments on the ownership information

  • OWNER-OPERATOR ADDRESS: FRED WILKINSON BOX 2702 FAIRBANKS, ALASKA 99701

Production statistics

  • Year 1906
    Description Production Reported 138 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 4292.28g
  • Year 1917
    Description 49 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 1524.07g
  • Year 1917
    Description 317 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 9859.8g
  • Year 1918
    Description 21 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 653.17g
  • Year 1918
    Description 135 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 4198.96g
  • Year 1919
    Description 55 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 1710.69g
  • Year 1919
    Description 290 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 9020g
  • Year 1920
    Description 1,000 Yards Processed. 188 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 5847.45g
  • Year 1923
    Description 900 Yards Processed. 102 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 3172.55g
  • Year 1924
    Description 850 Yards Processed. 159 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 4945.45g
  • Year 1925
    Description 677 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 21057.05g
  • Year 1927
    Description 132 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 4105.65g
  • Year 1928
    Description 34 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 1057.51g
  • Year 1928
    Description 178 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 5536.41g
  • Year 1930
    Description 44 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 1368.55g
  • Year 1935
    Description 266 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 8273.52g
  • Year 1946
    Description 33 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 1026.41g
  • Year 1946
    Description 10,000 Yards Processed. 174 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 5412g
  • Year 1947
    Description 83 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 2581.58g
  • Year 1947
    Description 30,000 Yards Processed. 447 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 13903.25g
  • Year 1948
    Description 118 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 3670.21g
  • Year 1948
    Description 60,000 Yards Processed. 652 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 20279.46g
  • Year 1949
    Description 87 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 2706g
  • Year 1949
    Description 45,000 Yards Processed. 481 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 14960.77g
  • Year 1950
    Description 73 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 2270.55g
  • Year 1950
    Description 11,108 Yards Processed. 396 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 12316.97g
  • Year 1951
    Description 48 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 1492.96g
  • Year 1951
    Description 6,000 Yards Processed. 263 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 8180.21g
  • Year 1952
    Description 51 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 1586.27g
  • Year 1952
    Description 21,000 Yards Processed. 283 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 8802.28g
  • Year 1953
    Description 81 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 2519.38g
  • Year 1953
    Description 6,000 Yards Processed. 469 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 14587.53g
  • Year 1954
    Description 81 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 2519.38g
  • Year 1954
    Description 11,800 Yards Processed. 474 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 14743.04g
  • Year 1955
    Description 83 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 2581.58g
  • Year 1955
    Description 9,000 Yards Processed. 476 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 14805.25g
  • Year 1956
    Description 91 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 2830.41g
  • Year 1956
    Description 18,000 Yards Processed. 491 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 15271.8g
  • Year 1958
    Description 1,500 Yards Processed. 62 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 1928.41g
  • Year 1958
    Description 11 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 342.13g
  • Year 1959
    Description 10 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 311.03g
  • Year 1959
    Description 2,645 Yards Processed. 52 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 1617.38g
  • Year 1961
    Description 48 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 1492.96g
  • Year 1961
    Description 9 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 279.93g
  • Year 1962
    Description 3 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 93.31g
  • Year 1962
    Description 400 Yards Processed. 17 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 528.75g
  • Year 1963
    Description 1,000 Yards Processed. 21 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 653.17g
  • Year 1963
    Description 4 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 124.41g

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MSHA MID 5000381 M. S. 1066 ISSUED APRIL 7, 1923 PAT. #899200 - 31.31 ACRES. PRODUCTION PRIOR TO 1964: 8,386 OZ. OF GOLD AND 1,364 OZ. OF SILVER (USBM AFOC FILES). BEDROCK IS QUARTZITE AND QUARTZITE SCHIST VEINED WITH QUARTZ. GRAVEL IS COMPOSED OF DIFFERENT VARIETIES OF SCHIST, WITH SOME GRANITE FROM DIKES ALONG THE RIDGE BETWEEN MILLER AND EAGLE CREEKS (897-C).

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 14-JUN-1991 Hall U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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Current status (per MSHA)

StatusAbandoned since 10/01/2017
MSHA mine ID5001239
Mine name (MSHA)Miller Creek Mine
Current operatorFred Wilkinson
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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