Nugget Creek, Trib Goldstream

Past Producer in Alaska, United States with commodity Gold
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 10233892
MRDS ID A015321
MAS/MILS ID 0020580046
Record type Site
Current site name Nugget Creek, Trib Goldstream
Alternate or previous names Golden Avocado 1-5, Sucker, Lula's No. 1, Snow Bird, Yard Bird, Key Bird, Black Bird, Humming Bird, Red Bird, Nos. 2,3,4 Above Nugget Creek, Fish Creek, Yellow Bird, Blue Bird, Jay Bird, No. 1 Below Nugget Creek
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Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -148.12376, 64.89996 (WGS84)
Elevation 212
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

Fairbanks D-3(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Fairbanks N(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Fairbanks 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 001 N 003 W 22 SWSENE Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -148.12376, 64.89996

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 G. Kroshus
    Year 1981

Production statistics

  • Year 1946
    Description Production Reported 561 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 17449.05g
  • Year 1946
    Description 66 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 2052.82g

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 13-JUL-1995 Mirl 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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