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Pedro Creek

Past Producer in Alaska, United States with commodities Gold, Silver, Tin
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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. Production statistics
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10232901
MRDS ID A015507
MAS/MILS ID 0020490089
Record type Site
Current site name Pedro Creek
Alternate or previous names Steamboat Pup Gulch, Twin Creek, Skoogy Gulch, Flume Creek, Y Valley Mine, Lundgren, Padro N,S,E&W, Curt 1-6, Happiness I, Granite Creek
Related records 10101028

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -147.51265, 65.00527 (WGS84)
Elevation 335
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Fairbanks North Star(Borough)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

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

Circle SW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Livengood(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 002 N 001 E 15 SWNENE Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Tertiary
Tin Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -147.51265, 65.00527
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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
Year of first production 1906

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Patented
Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Production statistics

  • Year 1906
    Description 1983 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 61678.2g
  • Year 1907
    Description 36 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 1119.72g
  • Year 1907
    Description 381 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 11850.42g
  • Year 1915
    Description 4,511 Yards Processed. 6574 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 204474.28g
  • Year 1917
    Description 457 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 14214.29g
  • Year 1917
    Description 27,731 Yards Processed. 3212 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 99904.38g
  • Year 1918
    Description 128 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 3981.24g
  • Year 1918
    Description 5,853 Yards Processed. 907 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 28210.85g
  • Year 1919
    Description 36,547 Yards Processed. 3207 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 99748.86g
  • Year 1919
    Description 447 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 13903.25g
  • Year 1920
    Description 17,111 Yards Processed. 733 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 22798.85g
  • Year 1921
    Description 55,000 Yards Processed. 2854 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 88769.33g
  • Year 1922
    Description 30,500 Yards Processed. 1422 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 44229.14g
  • Year 1923
    Description 6,000 Yards Processed. 320 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 9953.11g
  • Year 1924
    Description 4,000 Yards Processed. 887 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 27588.78g
  • Year 1925
    Description 977 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 30388.1g
  • Year 1928
    Description 66 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 2052.82g
  • Year 1928
    Description 532 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 16547.05g
  • Year 1930
    Description 207 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 6438.42g
  • Year 1930
    Description 1555 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 48365.91g
  • Year 1932
    Description 16 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 497.65g
  • Year 1945
    Description 3 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 93.31g
  • Year 1945
    Description 23 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 715.38g
  • Year 1946
    Description 3 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 93.31g
  • Year 1946
    Description 19 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 590.96g
  • Year 1947
    Description 49 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 1524.07g
  • Year 1947
    Description 5,000 Yards Processed. 310 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 9642.07g
  • Year 1948
    Description 11 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 342.13g
  • Year 1948
    Description 1,250 Yards Processed. 80 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 2488.27g
  • Year 1949
    Description 25 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 777.58g
  • Year 1949
    Description 166 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 5163.17g
  • Year 1950
    Description 50,333 Yards Processed. 1484 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 46157.56g
  • Year 1950
    Description 208 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 6469.52g
  • Year 1960
    Description 36 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 1119.72g
  • Year 1960
    Description 247 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 7682.55g
  • Year 1961
    Description 19 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 590.96g
  • Year 1961
    Description 140 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 4354.48g

Comments on the production information

  • USGS CRIB A001876. M. S. 820 ISSUED MAY 1915 ON STEAMBOAT PUP; PAT #475701 PRODUCTION FIGURES AS RECORDED IN USBM FILES (AFOC): STEAMBOAT GULCH (PUP): 435 OZ AU, 48 OZ AG (PRIOR TO 1915) PEDRO CREEK: 39,280 OZ AU, 3,754 OZ AG (PRIOR TO 1947). TWIN CREEK: 4,381 OZ AU, 498 OZ AG (PRIOR TO 1952). PLACER CASSITERITE HAS BEEN FOUND ON BOTH TWIN AND PEDRO CRS (SEE TDM 1&2).

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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Current status (per MSHA)

StatusIntermittent since 08/24/2022
MSHA mine ID5002099
Mine name (MSHA)Pedro Creek Mine
Current operatorAlaska Goldmine LLC
Current controller (parent)Sheldon Maier; Janne Maier
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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