| Deposit ID | 10208834 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | A012623 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0020530203 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Melsing Creek |
| Alternate or previous names | Discovery, Alaska, Pioneer, Nos. 1-20 Above, Nos. 1-3 Below, J. A. Mccharles, William Brookings, Dorothy Lee, Peter Lee, Lee, Libby, Melsing, Mordount & Blake, Kimball & Soupe, C. E. Kimball, Glass Dredging Company, Clyde Glass, Violet Glass, Tony, Wallace Bohall, Dorothy Jeglum, Pat No. 706485, No. 4 Above Discovery, Swim, Frank Coplin, Buster Rinehart, Lucky Bug, Flume Dredging Company, Linda, Carl P. Jeglum, Evert Brown |
| Related records | 10001813 |
| Point of reference | Claim |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -163.64079, 64.90623 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 40 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Nome(Census area)
Alaska(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Solomon D-4(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)
Solomon NE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Solomon C(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Nome(hydrologic unit)
Norton Sound(hydrologic accounting unit)
Northwest(hydrologic subregion)
Alaska(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Council Native Corporation(ANCSA Village)
ANCSA Village NTVPIC(Type of land area)
NTVPIC(Federal land areas administered by NTVPIC)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| United States | Alaska |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kateel River | 007 S | 025 W | 01 | N2SWSE | Alaska |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Claim (1) | -163.64079, 64.90623 |
|---|
| Operation type | Placer |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1915 |
| Type of mineral rights | Patented |
|---|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Located Claim |
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Year | 1915 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 11902 Troy Ounces Gold | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1916 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 210,000 Yards Processed. 5753 Troy Ounces Gold | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1917 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 568 Troy Ounces Silver | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1917 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 4780 Troy Ounces Gold | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1919 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 86 Troy Ounces Silver | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1919 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 772 Troy Ounces Gold | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Year | 1920 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 188 Troy Ounces Silver | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Year | 1920 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 60,000 Yards Processed. 1609 Troy Ounces Gold | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Year | 1921 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 396 Yards Processed. 23 Troy Ounces Gold | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Year | 1922 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 296 Yards Processed. 200 Troy Ounces Gold | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Year | 1924 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 340 Yards Processed. 25 Troy Ounces Gold | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1925 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 30 Troy Ounces Gold | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Year | 1927 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 320 Yards Processed. 20 Troy Ounces Gold | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1928 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 50 Yards Processed. 3 Troy Ounces Gold | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Year | 1935 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 499 Troy Ounces Gold | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Year | 1936 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 11 Troy Ounces Gold | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1937 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 35 Troy Ounces Silver | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1937 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 297 Troy Ounces Gold | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Year | 1950 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 20 Yards Processed. 3 Troy Ounces Gold | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0020530203 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | A012623 | MAS references MRDS |
SP4 pp. 112, 114
B284n p. 139
B314j pp. 147, 149-150
B328 pp. 235-236, 240-242, 260-261
B345m p. 217
B379p pp. 294-295
B442r p. 343
B442s p. 363
B449 pp. 117-118
B520t p. 342
B592u pp. 388, 392
B622r p. 371
BMB142 p. 28
B662q p. 452
B714k pp. 232-233
B722a p. 63
B813a p. 41
B824a p. 46
B836a p. 47
B868A p. 52
B880A pp. 53, 61
B897A pp. 65, 71
MR192-4 pp. 3-4
B910A pp. 69, 76
B917A pp. 67, 75
B926A p. 72
P610 p. 17
OF78-181 p. 96
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 12-FEB-1988 | Sbh | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
These are landing pages for further research — the state agencies don't currently expose per-mine deep links.