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Dahl Creek

Past Producer in Alaska, United States with commodities Cadmium, Chromium, Semiprecious Gemstone, Gold, Silver
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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 10184813
MRDS ID A015601
MAS/MILS ID 0020370001
Record type Site
Current site name Dahl Creek
Alternate or previous names Stewart Jade Mine
Related records 10003076

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -156.86454, 66.97454 (WGS84)
Elevation 182
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Northwest Arctic(Borough)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Shungnak D-2(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Shungnak NE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Shungnak(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Kobuk River(hydrologic unit)

Kobuk-Selawik Rivers(hydrologic accounting unit)

Northwest(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

NANA Regional Corporation, Incorporated(ANCSA Region)

ANCSA Region 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 018 N 009 E 10 Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Cadmium Secondary
Chromium Critical Primary
Semiprecious Gemstone Primary
Gold Primary
Silver Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -156.86454, 66.97454
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Placer
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Both
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Ivan Stewart
    ID 5000483
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1985

Production statistics

  • Year 1915
    Description 253 Yards Processed. 47 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 1461.86g
  • Year 1917
    Description 39 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Silver Silver 1213.03g
  • Year 1917
    Description 257 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 7993.59g
  • Year 1918
    Description 2 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Silver Silver 62.2g
  • Year 1918
    Description 16 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 497.65g
  • Year 1919
    Description 13 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Silver Silver 404.34g
  • Year 1919
    Description 801 Yards Processed. 57 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 1772.89g
  • Year 1920
    Description 280 Yards Processed. 28 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 870.89g
  • Year 1921
    Description 425 Yards Processed. 70 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 2177.24g
  • Year 1922
    Description 1,200 Yards Processed. 139 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 4323.38g
  • Year 1923
    Description 1,700 Yards Processed. 109 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 3390.27g
  • Year 1924
    Description 50 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 1555.17g
  • Year 1925
    Description 119 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 3701.31g
  • Year 1926
    Description 47 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 1461.86g
  • Year 1927
    Description 54 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 1679.58g
  • Year 1928
    Description 52 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 1617.38g
  • Year 1929
    Description 2 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Silver Silver 62.2g
  • Year 1929
    Description 6 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 186.62g
  • Year 1930
    Description 42 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 1306.34g
  • Year 1931
    Description 10 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 311.03g
  • Year 1932
    Description 29 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 902g
  • Year 1934
    Description 4 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Silver Silver 124.41g
  • Year 1934
    Description 34 Yards Processed. 27 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 839.79g
  • Year 1935
    Description 9 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 279.93g
  • Year 1936
    Description 32 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 995.31g
  • Year 1941
    Description 1 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Silver Silver 31.1g
  • Year 1941
    Description 11 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 342.13g
  • Year 1942
    Description 2 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Silver Silver 62.2g
  • Year 1942
    Description 13 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 404.34g
  • Year 1943
    Description 8 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 248.82g
  • Year 1943
    Description 2 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Silver Silver 62.2g
  • Year 1945
    Description 47 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 1461.86g
  • Year 1945
    Description 11 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Silver Silver 342.13g
  • Year 1946
    Description 83 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 2581.58g
  • Year 1946
    Description 19 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Silver Silver 590.96g
  • Year 1950
    Description 11 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Silver Silver 342.13g
  • Year 1950
    Description 1,333 Yards Processed. 45 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 1399.65g
  • Year 1951
    Description 4 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Silver Silver 124.41g
  • Year 1951
    Description 18 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 559.86g
  • Year 1952
    Description 6 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Silver Silver 186.62g
  • Year 1952
    Description 27 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 839.79g
  • Year 1953
    Description 31 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Silver Silver 964.2g
  • Year 1953
    Description 4,500 Yards Processed. 122 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 3794.62g
  • Year 1954
    Description 220 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Silver Silver 6842.76g
  • Year 1954
    Description 30,000 Yards Processed. 961 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 29890.44g
  • Year 1955
    Description 127 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Silver Silver 3950.14g
  • Year 1955
    Description 13,500 Yards Processed. 554 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 17231.32g
  • Year 1956
    Description 136 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Silver Silver 4230.07g
  • Year 1956
    Description 18,422 Yards Processed. 597 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 18568.77g
  • Year 1957
    Description 34 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Silver Silver 1057.51g
  • Year 1957
    Description 3,000 Yards Processed. 144 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 4478.9g
  • Year 1958
    Description 90 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Silver Silver 2799.31g
  • Year 1958
    Description 26,000 Yards Processed. 381 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 11850.42g
  • Year 1959
    Description 4,260 Yards Processed. 84 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 2612.69g
  • Year 1959
    Description 20 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Silver Silver 622.06g

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DAHL CREEK WAS WORKED FROM 1898 TO 1906 BY PRIMITIVE METHODS 1906-1960-4062 OZ. AU, 813 OZ. AG PRODUCED 1916-1976-JADE RECOVERED FROM TAILINGS KARDEX 028-020 IS A LITERATURE CLAIM=INFERRED. NO CLAIMS FI

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 18-JUL-1995 Hfd U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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Current status (per MSHA)

StatusAbandoned since 09/09/1985
MSHA mine ID5000483
Mine name (MSHA)Stewart Jade Mining
Current operatorStewarts Jewel Jade Claims
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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