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Swift Creek

Past Producer in Alaska, United States with commodity Gold
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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 10209090
MRDS ID A015532
MAS/MILS ID 0020560051
Record type Site
Current site name Swift Creek
Alternate or previous names Swift Cr. Disc., Swift Cr. 1-3 Above, Swift Cr. 104 Below
Related records 10003017

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Claim
Geographic coordinates: -155.53229, 64.40919 (WGS84)
Elevation 189
Location accuracy 100(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

Ruby B-6(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Ruby S(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Ruby(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Kateel River 012 S 016 E 26 NWSENW Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

Claim (1) -155.53229, 64.40919
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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

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Harold Tillison
    ID 5001079
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1979
  • Type Operator
    Owner Swift Creek Mining Co.
    ID 5001079
    Year 1981
  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Conrad H. House
    ID 5001079
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1985

Production statistics

  • Year 1916
    Description 1,000 Yards Processed. 193 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 6002.97g

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 02-MAY-1991 Neb-Mirl U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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