| Deposit ID | 10208890 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | A000476 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0020450049 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Quartz Creek |
| Alternate or previous names | Jack Mine |
| Point of reference | Claim |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -161.32553, 65.498 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 297 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Northwest Arctic(Borough)
Alaska(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Candle B-5(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)
Candle S(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Candle(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Goodhope-Spafarief Bay(hydrologic unit)
Northern Seward Peninsula(hydrologic accounting unit)
Northwest(hydrologic subregion)
Alaska(hydrologic region)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| United States | Alaska |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kateel River | 001 N | 013 W | 11 | NWSWSW | Alaska |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| PGE Critical | Tertiary |
| Uranium | Tertiary |
| Claim (1) | -161.32553, 65.498 |
|---|
| Operation type | Placer |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Fairhaven |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Located Claim |
|---|
| Ownership category | State |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Jim Hansen |
| ID | 5001440 |
| Year | 1982 |
| Year | 1922 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 300 Yards Processed. 4 Troy Ounces Gold | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1932 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 66 Troy Ounces Gold | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1934 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 43 Troy Ounces Silver | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1934 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 15,170 Yards Processed. 238 Troy Ounces Gold | ||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0020450049 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | A000476 | MAS references MRDS |
| Mine Safety and Health Administration | MSHA | MSHA | 5001440 |
B810a p. 34
B813a p. 40
B824a p. 45
B836a p. 46
B844A p. 47
B857A pp. 44, 63
B864A pp. 49, 68
B868A pp. 50, 70
B880A pp. 54, 74
B897A pp. 62, 84
B910A pp. 67, 90
B917A pp. 66, 83
B926A pp. 62, 78
B933A pp. 59, 74
C250 pp. 3, 15-20, 22-23
C614 pp. 6-12, 16-18
OF508 pp. 42-43
OF76-866 pp. 47-48
OF82-719 p. 4, No. 59
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | USGS CRIB M045362 MSHA ID 5001440 |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 10-JUL-1991 | Sbh | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
| Status | Abandoned since 10/01/2016 |
|---|---|
| MSHA mine ID | 5001440 |
| Mine name (MSHA) | Gold Run Creek |
| Current operator | Dry Creek Valley LLC |
| Current controller (parent) | Floyd L Ehmann; Sharon M Ehmann |
| Mine type | Surface (Metal / non-metal) |
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