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Right Fork Bluestone River

Past Producer in Alaska, United States with commodities Gold, Mercury
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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. Ownership information
  11. Production statistics
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10160799
MRDS ID A016076
MAS/MILS ID 0020430026
Record type Site
Current site name Right Fork Bluestone River
Alternate or previous names Eagle Creek Igloo Cr., Bering Creek, Winner Creek, Windy Creek
Related records 10101039

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -166.32695, 65.09928 (WGS84)
Elevation 110
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

Teller A-3(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Teller SE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Teller C(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Imuruk Basin(hydrologic unit)

Norton Sound(hydrologic accounting unit)

Northwest(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Teller Native Corporation(ANCSA Village)

ANCSA Village NTVPIC(Type of land area)

NTVPIC(Federal land areas administered by NTVPIC)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Kateel River 004 S 037 W 31 SESENE Alaska

Comments on the location information

  • REF. POINT LOCATION IS AT CONFLUENCE OF RIGHT FORK AND WINDY CREEK. ACTIVE CLAIMS ON EAGLE CREEK AND BERING CREEK. PRODUCTION MOSTLY FROM WINDY CREEK AND BERING CREEK PRIOR TO 1931. EAGLE CR. PRODUCED 1,791 OZ AU & 205 OZ AG 1941-1946. USGS CRIB A003651 USGS CRIB A003686 USGS CRIB A003685

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Mercury Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -166.32695, 65.09928
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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 Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Orville Dickman
    Year 1981
  • Type Operator
    Owner Bill Beltz
    Year 1981

Production statistics

  • Year 1915
    Description 100,000 Yards Processed. 1474 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 45846.53g
  • Year 1916
    Description 46,000 Yards Processed. 619 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 19253.05g
  • Year 1921
    Description 200 Yards Processed. 14 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 435.44g
  • Year 1922
    Description 200 Yards Processed. 6 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 186.62g
  • Year 1923
    Description 81 Yards Processed. 16 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 497.65g
  • Year 1924
    Description 12 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 373.24g
  • Year 1925
    Description 12 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 373.24g
  • Year 1926
    Description 61 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 1897.31g
  • Year 1927
    Description 51 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 1586.27g
  • Year 1928
    Description 42 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 1306.34g
  • Year 1929
    Description 5 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 155.51g
  • Year 1929
    Description 64 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 1990.62g
  • Year 1930
    Description 20 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 622.06g
  • Year 1953
    Description 1 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 31.1g
  • Year 1953
    Description 28 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 870.89g
  • Year 1959
    Description 2 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 62.2g
  • Year 1959
    Description 3,000 Yards Processed. 14 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 435.44g
  • Year 1960
    Description 7 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 217.72g
  • Year 1960
    Description 2,570 Yards Processed. 52 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 1617.38g
  • Year 1961
    Description 2,000 Yards Processed. 1 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 31.1g
  • Year 1968
    Description 5,800 Yards Processed. 155 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 4821.03g
  • Year 1968
    Description 20 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 622.06g

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

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

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