1. Mineral Resources
  2. Online Spatial Data
  3. Mineral Resource Data System (MRDS)

Kahiltna River

Past Producer in Alaska, United States with commodities Gold, PGE, Silver
Map
XML
JSON
KML
B
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. Ownership information
  12. Production statistics
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10210092
MRDS ID A011590
MAS/MILS ID 0020750011
Record type Site
Current site name Kahiltna River
Alternate or previous names Shulin Bar, Round Bend Bar, Boulder Bench, 1-4 Below Beaver, Helens Last Chance, East Helens Last Chance, 6-10 Below Beaver, Triangle, Sholan Bar, Red Hill Bar, 1 & 2 Above Helens
Related records 10000922

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -150.88466, 62.17313 (WGS84)
Elevation 213
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Matanuska-Susitna(Borough)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Talkeetna A-2(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Talkeetna SE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Talkeetna(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Yentna River(hydrologic unit)

Susitna River(hydrologic accounting unit)

South Central Alaska(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Seward 024 N 009 W 14 NENWNW Alaska

Comments on the location information

  • REF. POINT LOCATED AT CONFLUENCE OF PETERS CR. AND KAHILTNA R. CLAIMS LOCATED ALONG KAHILTNA RIVER. SEE MAS 0020840001. NO RECORDED PRODUCTION. USGS CRIB A003435 USGS CRIB M045412

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
PGE Critical Tertiary
Silver Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -150.88466, 62.17313
ListMap

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 State

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Black Creek Mining Co.
    ID 5001093
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1976
  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Lone Wolf Mining Co.
    ID 5001093
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1976
  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Medbery, Ray T. And Joan F.
    ID 5001093
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1976
  • Type Owner
    Owner U.S. Western Inc.
    ID 5001093
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1976
  • Type Owner
    Owner Harry C. Ramsey And Keith M. Sheehan
    ID 5001093
    Year 1976
  • Type Owner
    Owner Glen Olsen
    ID 5001093
    Year 1976
  • Type Owner
    Owner Crown Minerals
    ID 5001093
    Year 1976
  • Type Owner
    Owner Will Godbey/William Godbey
    ID 5001093
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1985

Production statistics

  • Year 1915
    Description 1,111 Yards Processed. 29 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 902g
  • Year 1916
    Description 1,506 Yards Processed. 34 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 1057.51g
  • Year 1917
    Description 2 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 62.2g
  • Year 1917
    Description 444 Yards Processed. 14 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 435.44g
  • Year 1918
    Description 7 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 217.72g
  • Year 1918
    Description 888 Yards Processed. 50 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 1555.17g
  • Year 1919
    Description 5 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 155.51g
  • Year 1919
    Description 1,777 Yards Processed. 35 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 1088.62g
  • Year 1921
    Description 520 Yards Processed. 7 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 217.72g
  • Year 1935
    Description 18 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 559.86g
  • Year 1942
    Description 2 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 62.2g
  • Year 1942
    Description 14 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 435.44g
  • Year 1943
    Description 3 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 93.31g
  • Year 1943
    Description 17 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 528.75g
  • Year 1945
    Description 1,175 Yards Processed. 22 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 684.27g
  • Year 1945
    Description 3 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 93.31g

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 12-FEB-1988 Dwb U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

Maps centered on this site

Authoritative Alaska resources

These are landing pages for further research — the state agencies don't currently expose per-mine deep links.