| Deposit ID | 10184663 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | A015511 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0020490091 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Alder Creek |
| Alternate or previous names | Alaska Exploration Co., Crane Creek Gulch, Fairbanks Gold Dredging Co., Fairbanks Gold Mining Co., Fairbanks Creek, Murphy, Walnut Creek, Deep Creek, Moose Creek |
| Related records | 10097568 |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -147.19185, 65.07048 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 335 |
| 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
Livengood A-1(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)
Circle SW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Livengood(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Alaska(hydrologic region)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| United States | Alaska |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairbanks | 003 N | 003 E | 20 | NWNESW | Alaska |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Tin Critical | Tertiary |
| Ore Body (1) | -147.19185, 65.07048 |
|---|
| Operation type | Placer |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1922 |
| Type of mineral rights | Patented |
|---|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Located Claim |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Carl Parker |
| Home office | Alaska |
| Year | 1976 |
| Year | 1922 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 1 Troy Ounces Gold | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Year | 1925 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 483 Troy Ounces Gold | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Year | 1934 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 12 Troy Ounces Silver | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Year | 1934 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 588 Yards Processed. 73 Troy Ounces Gold | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Year | 1949 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 3 Troy Ounces Gold | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0020490091 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | A015511 | MAS references MRDS |
B225 pp. 68, 71-72
B251 pp. 67, 81-83
B259b pp. 26-28
B263 pp. 14, 53-54, 92, 194, 208
B284l pp. 111, 118-119
B314b p. 36
B337 pp. 29, 38
B345c pp. 39, 41-42
B379k pp. 190-191, 194
B442n p. 233
B480j pp. 158-159
P70 p. 182
B520e p. 89
B520n pp. 240, 242-243
B525a pp. 102, 108-109, 112-113
B525b p. 163
B542i pp. 148-149
B542j pp. 206-208
B592d p. 68
B592r p. 359
B622c p. 54
B622l p. 233
B642c pp. 58-59
BMB142 p. 22
BMB153 p. 51
B662b pp. 51, 54
B692b p. 35
B712a pp. 38-39
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B714b pp. 80-81
B722a pp. 44-45
B739a pp. 9, 29
B755a pp. 14, 35
B755c p. 146
B773a pp. 27, 45
B783a pp. 13, 18
B792a pp. 17, 25
B797a pp. 20, 30
B810a pp. 25, 40
B813a pp. 28, 47
B824a pp. 32-33, 52
B836a pp. 32-33, 54
B844A pp. 32, 54
B857A pp. 30, 51
B864A pp. 35, 56
B868A pp. 35-36, 58
B880A pp. 39, 61
B897A pp. 46, 71
B910A pp. 46, 77
B917A pp. 43-45
B926A p. 40
B933A p. 39
TDM1 pp. 11, 32, 37, 40
C331 p. 6
B1024I pp. 188, 210-211
P610 p. 26
P625D p. 7
OF508 p. 71
BMOF98-76 p. 50
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | USGS CRIB A001773 USGS CRIB A001897 USGS CRIB A001768 M. S. 845 ISSUED NOV. 1922 ON PAT #884195, FAIRBANKS CREEK. M. S. 856 ISSUED NOV. 1931 ON PAT #921657, FAIRBANKS CREEK M. S. 1615 ISSUED NOV. 1931 ON PAT #1051420, FAIRBANKS CREEK M. S. 1984 ISSUED 1929 ON PAT #1031017, FAIRBANKS AND WALNUT CREEKS. M. S. 858 ISSUED 1923 ON PAT #921656, ALDER CREEK. PRODUCTION (USBM FILES, AFOC): FAIRBANKS CREEK PRIOR TO 1967: 214,530 OZ AU, 24,935 OZAG. ALDER CREEK PRIOR TO 1960: 45,804 OZ AU, 7,030 OZ AG. WALNUT CREEK PRIOR TO 1922: 697 OZ AU, 77 OZ AG. CRANE GULCH 1;449 OZ AU, 146 OZ AG. IN ADDITION TO AU AND AG, TIN, SCHEELITE AND STIBNITE FOUND IN FAIRBANKS CREEK PLACERS. (SEE TDM 1&2 AND B1024 I) |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 12-FEB-1988 | Mirl | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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