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Rye Creek

Past Producer in Alaska, United States with commodities Copper, Gold, Lead, REE, Silver, Thorium, Tungsten
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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. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10232806
MRDS ID A011047
MAS/MILS ID 0020300033
Record type Site
Current site name Rye Creek
Alternate or previous names Eagle Gulch, Ry-J, Jay Creek, Rosie Claim, Rye Jay Cr 1-18
Related records 10000593

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Claim
Geographic coordinates: -151.33696, 67.40467 (WGS84)
Elevation 457
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

Wiseman B-3(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Wiseman SE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Wiseman C(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
Fairbanks 030 N 017 W 22 SWSWSW Alaska

Comments on the location information

  • REF. POINT IS LOCATED AT CONFLUENCE OF RYE AND JAY CREEKS. PROSPECTS OCCUR ON RYE, JAY, AND EAGLE CREEKS. 1859 OZ AU, 148 OZ AG PRODUCED FROM JAY CREEK PRIOR TO 1927. 20 OZ AU PRODUCED FROM RYE CREEK PRIOR TO 1940. USGS CRIB A003864 USGS CRIB A003874

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Tertiary
Gold Primary
Lead Tertiary
REE Critical Tertiary
Silver Tertiary
Thorium Tertiary
Tungsten Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Claim (1) DPxasm
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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 State

Production statistics

  • Year 1916
    Description 3,500 Yards Processed. 357 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 11103.94g
  • Year 1917
    Description 18 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 559.86g
  • Year 1917
    Description 415 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 12907.94g
  • Year 1919
    Description 2 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 62.2g
  • Year 1919
    Description 18 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 559.86g
  • Year 1920
    Description 320 Yards Processed. 217 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 6749.45g
  • Year 1921
    Description 1,200 Yards Processed. 338 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 10512.97g
  • Year 1922
    Description 800 Yards Processed. 294 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 9144.42g
  • Year 1924
    Description 126 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 3919.03g
  • Year 1925
    Description 237 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 7371.52g
  • Year 1926
    Description 87 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 2706g

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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