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Lower Prince Creek

Past Producer in Alaska, United States with commodities Gold, Mercury, 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. Production statistics
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10209984
MRDS ID A001395
MAS/MILS ID 0020730024
Record type Site
Current site name Lower Prince Creek
Related records 10136667

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Claim
Geographic coordinates: -157.90572, 62.33689 (WGS84)
Elevation 110
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-4(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Iditarod SW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Iditarod C(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 13 SESWSE Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Mercury Tertiary
Silver Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Claim (1) Kk
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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 1949

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Production statistics

  • Year 1949
    Description 14 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 435.44g
  • Year 1949
    Description 3,000 Yards Processed. 96 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 2985.93g
  • Year 1950
    Description 52 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 1617.38g
  • Year 1950
    Description 30,000 Yards Processed. 298 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 9268.83g
  • Year 1951
    Description 19 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 590.96g
  • Year 1951
    Description 6,222 Yards Processed. 130 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 4043.45g
  • Year 1952
    Description 22 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 684.27g
  • Year 1952
    Description 147 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 4572.21g
  • Year 1953
    Description 9,000 Yards Processed. 183 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 5691.93g
  • Year 1953
    Description 26 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 808.69g
  • Year 1954
    Description 42 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 1306.34g
  • Year 1954
    Description 6,000 Yards Processed. 285 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 8864.49g
  • Year 1955
    Description 43 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 1337.44g
  • Year 1955
    Description 10,370 Yards Processed. 296 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 9206.63g
  • Year 1956
    Description 44 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 1368.55g
  • Year 1956
    Description 18,300 Yards Processed. 310 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 9642.07g
  • Year 1957
    Description 115 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 3576.9g
  • Year 1957
    Description 40,370 Yards Processed. 827 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 25722.57g
  • Year 1958
    Description 131 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 4074.55g
  • Year 1958
    Description 29,429 Yards Processed. 971 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 30201.48g
  • Year 1959
    Description 37,777 Yards Processed. 1288 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 40061.28g
  • Year 1959
    Description 173 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 5380.9g
  • Year 1960
    Description 222 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 6904.97g
  • Year 1960
    Description 45,629 Yards Processed. 1644 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 51134.12g
  • Year 1961
    Description 204 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 6345.11g
  • Year 1961
    Description 35,500 Yards Processed. 1518 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 47215.08g
  • Year 1962
    Description 223 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 6936.07g
  • Year 1962
    Description 45,629 Yards Processed. 1668 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 51880.6g
  • Year 1963
    Description 334 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 10388.56g
  • Year 1963
    Description 52,888 Yards Processed. 2514 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 78194.15g
  • Year 1964
    Description 351 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 10917.32g
  • Year 1964
    Description 55,000 Yards Processed. 2669 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 83015.19g
  • Year 1965
    Description 216 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 6718.35g
  • Year 1965
    Description 38,190 Yards Processed. 1640 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 51009.7g
  • Year 1966
    Description 140 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 4354.48g
  • Year 1966
    Description 30,111 Yards Processed. 1036 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 32223.2g
  • Year 1968
    Description 172 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 5349.79g
  • Year 1968
    Description 37,526 Yards Processed. 1294 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 40247.9g
  • Year 1969
    Description 101 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 3141.45g
  • Year 1969
    Description 22,011 Yards Processed. 759 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 23607.54g

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Comments on the references

  • MALONEY, 1967, P. 6 (SIT-R 15)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit USGS CRIB A001399

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 26-SEP-1986 Sbh U.S. Bureau of Mines

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