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Sam Creek

Past Producer in Alaska, United States with commodities 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 10185267
MRDS ID A000583
MAS/MILS ID 0020510031
Record type Site
Current site name Sam Creek
Alternate or previous names J. R. Layman, James Hansen, Burnett Hansen, Borghild Hansen, E. E. Fatheree

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -142.97364, 65.26787 (WGS84)
Elevation 305
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-4(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

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

Charley River C(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 023 E 15 NWNENE Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -142.97364, 65.26787
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Placer
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Year of first production 1906

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner J. R. Layman
    Interest 57
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1976
  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner E. E. Fatheree
    Interest 43
    Home office California
    Year 1976

Production statistics

  • Year 1906
    Description 24 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 746.48g

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SOURCE OF THE GOLD IS THE TERTIARY CONGLOMERATE (B917-D). NO PRODUCTION RECORDS AVAILABLE.

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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