Willow Creek

Past Producer in Alaska, United States with commodity Gold
Sections on this page
  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. Production statistics
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10209910
MRDS ID A015067
MAS/MILS ID 0020730032
Record type Site
Current site name Willow Creek
Related records 10002629

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Claim
Geographic coordinates: -158.07233, 62.37609 (WGS84)
Elevation 116
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

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

Iditarod SW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Iditarod(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Seward 026 N 047 W 06 NWSENW Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

Claim (1) -158.07233, 62.37609

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Placer
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Year of first production 1915

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Production statistics

  • Year 1915
    Description 3,852 Yards Processed. 738 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 22954.36g
  • Year 1916
    Description 15,000 Yards Processed. 2230 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 69360.76g
  • Year 1917
    Description 186 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 5785.24g
  • Year 1917
    Description 11,481 Yards Processed. 1752 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 54493.29g
  • Year 1919
    Description 266 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 8273.52g
  • Year 1919
    Description 8,888 Yards Processed. 2029 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 63108.96g
  • Year 1920
    Description 17,778 Yards Processed. 638 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 19844.02g
  • Year 1921
    Description 21,944 Yards Processed. 1705 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 53031.43g
  • Year 1922
    Description 10,555 Yards Processed. 828 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 25753.68g
  • Year 1923
    Description 17,778 Yards Processed. 940 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 29237.27g
  • Year 1924
    Description 483 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 15022.98g
  • Year 1925
    Description 462 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 14369.8g
  • Year 1926
    Description 422 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 13125.66g
  • Year 1928
    Description 80 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 2488.27g
  • Year 1928
    Description 553 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 17200.22g
  • Year 1930
    Description 40 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 1244.13g
  • Year 1930
    Description 1751 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 54462.19g
  • Year 1931
    Description 1141 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 35489.07g
  • Year 1932
    Description 11,111 Yards Processed. 395 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 12285.87g
  • Year 1933
    Description 32 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 995.31g
  • Year 1933
    Description 2,522 Yards Processed. 245 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 7620.35g
  • Year 1934
    Description 166 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 5163.17g
  • Year 1934
    Description 158,259 Yards Processed. 1188 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 36950.93g
  • Year 1936
    Description 2530 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 78691.8g
  • Year 1947
    Description 199 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 6189.59g
  • Year 1947
    Description 150,000 Yards Processed. 1392 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 43296.04g
  • Year 1949
    Description 144 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 4478.9g
  • Year 1949
    Description 994 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 30916.86g
  • Year 1950
    Description 50,000 Yards Processed. 748 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 23265.4g
  • Year 1950
    Description 107 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 3328.07g
  • Year 1951
    Description 30 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 933.1g
  • Year 1951
    Description 188 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 5847.45g
  • Year 1952
    Description 22 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 684.27g
  • Year 1952
    Description 30,000 Yards Processed. 158 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 4914.34g
  • Year 1965
    Description 250 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 7775.87g
  • Year 1965
    Description 70,000 Yards Processed. 1730 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 53809.02g
  • Year 1966
    Description 110,000 Yards Processed. 2174 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 67618.96g
  • Year 1966
    Description 321 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 9984.21g

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 02-JUN-1988 Sbh U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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