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Woodchopper Creek

Past Producer in Alaska, United States with commodities Gold, Platinum, 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. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10184961
MRDS ID A010754
MAS/MILS ID 0020510004
Record type Site
Current site name Woodchopper Creek
Alternate or previous names M.S. 2079
Related records 10000549

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -143.41676, 65.29416 (WGS84)
Elevation 299
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

Charley River B-5(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Charley River SW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Charley River(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve(National Preserve)

National Preserve NPS(Type of land area)

NPS(Federal land areas administered by NPS)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Fairbanks 005 N 021 E 04 SENENE Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Platinum Critical Tertiary
Silver Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -143.41676, 65.29416
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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 Mixed

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Alluvial Golds,Inc.
    Interest 100
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1976

Production statistics

  • Year 1906
    Description Production Reported 1020 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 31725.55g
  • Year 1915
    Description 268 Yards Processed. 88 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 2737.1g
  • Year 1916
    Description 544 Yards Processed. 155 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 4821.03g
  • Year 1917
    Description 13 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 404.34g
  • Year 1917
    Description 222 Yards Processed. 87 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 2706g
  • Year 1919
    Description 3 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 93.31g
  • Year 1919
    Description 55 Yards Processed. 21 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 653.17g
  • Year 1920
    Description 860 Yards Processed. 222 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 6904.97g
  • Year 1921
    Description 1,100 Yards Processed. 106 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 3296.96g
  • Year 1922
    Description 1,400 Yards Processed. 193 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 6002.97g
  • Year 1923
    Description 1,500 Yards Processed. 219 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 6811.66g
  • Year 1924
    Description 587 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 18257.74g
  • Year 1927
    Description 75 Yards Processed. 31 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 964.2g
  • Year 1928
    Description 44 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 1368.55g
  • Year 1941
    Description 7667 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 238470.38g
  • Year 1941
    Description 531 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 16515.94g
  • Year 1942
    Description 7356 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 228797.2g
  • Year 1942
    Description 530 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 16484.84g
  • Year 1946
    Description 345 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 10730.7g
  • Year 1946
    Description 270,000 Yards Processed. 4587 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 142671.66g
  • Year 1947
    Description 329,000 Yards Processed. 4700 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 146186.36g
  • Year 1947
    Description 352 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 10948.42g
  • Year 1948
    Description 228 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 7091.59g
  • Year 1948
    Description 213,000 Yards Processed. 3056 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 95052.23g
  • Year 1949
    Description 238 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 7402.62g
  • Year 1949
    Description 315,900 Yards Processed. 3750 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 116638.05g
  • Year 1952
    Description 313 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 9735.38g
  • Year 1952
    Description 350,000 Yards Processed. 4287 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 133340.62g
  • Year 1953
    Description 368 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 11446.08g
  • Year 1953
    Description 408,000 Yards Processed. 4982 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 154957.54g
  • Year 1954
    Description 35 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 1088.62g
  • Year 1954
    Description 5,000 Yards Processed. 458 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 14245.39g
  • Year 1958
    Description 372,000 Yards Processed. 4604 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 143200.42g
  • Year 1958
    Description 360 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 11197.25g
  • Year 1959
    Description 292 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 9082.21g
  • Year 1959
    Description 317,000 Yards Processed. 3560 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 110728.39g
  • Year 1960
    Description 229 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 7122.69g
  • Year 1960
    Description 276,000 Yards Processed. 2649 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 82393.12g
  • Year 1961
    Description 152 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 4727.72g
  • Year 1961
    Description 272,200 Yards Processed. 1896 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 58972.19g
  • Year 1962
    Description 347 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 10792.9g
  • Year 1962
    Description 217,000 Yards Processed. 3777 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 117477.84g
  • Year 1963
    Description 225 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 6998.28g
  • Year 1963
    Description 158,640 Yards Processed. 2644 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 82237.6g
  • Year 1964
    Description 47,880 Yards Processed. 798 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 24820.57g
  • Year 1964
    Description 75 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 2332.76g

Comments on the production information

  • USGS CRIB M045828. PRODUCTION PRIOR TO 1963: 117,654 OZ. OF AU, 9,783 OZ. OF AG. (USBM AFOC FILES) NO RECORD OF PT. OTHER THAN B917-D. ALLUVIAL GOLDS INC CONSOLIDATED THE CLAIMS AND BEGAN DREDGING IN 1937 (B897). SOURCE OF GOLD IS THE TERTIARY CONGLOMERATE (B314).

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 12-JUL-1995 Hall U.S. Bureau of Mines

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