Boulder Creek

Occurrence in Alaska, United States with commodities Chromium, Gold, Platinum, Silver
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. Mining district
  10. Mineral rights holdings
  11. Land status
  12. Ownership information
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10233387
MRDS ID A015238
MAS/MILS ID 0020510007
Record type Site
Current site name Boulder Creek
Related records 10002776

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -143.16595, 65.28917 (WGS84)
Elevation 320
Location accuracy 10(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

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

Charley River SW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Charley River(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve(National Preserve)

National Preserve NPS(Type of land area)

NPS(Federal land areas administered by NPS)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Fairbanks 005 N 022 E 02 SESWNW Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Chromium Critical Tertiary
Gold Primary
Platinum Critical Tertiary
Silver Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -143.16595, 65.28917

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Placer
Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Year of first production 1935

Mining district

District name Circle District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category National Wilderness

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Frank M. Hall
    ID 5000596
    Interest 100
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1983

Comments on the production information

  • PRODUCTION PRIOR TO 1951: 334 OZ. OF AU, 42 OZ. OF AG (USBMAFOC FILES). SOURCE OF THE GOLD IS THE TERTIARY CONGLOMERATE (B917G).

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 10-JAN-1997 Hall U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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

Authoritative Alaska resources

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