| Deposit ID | 10233997 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | A001011 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0020600002 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Atwater Bar |
| Alternate or previous names | Fortymile River, Mosquito Fork, Fortymile River, South Fork, Alaska Gold Dredging Corporation, Mccombe |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -141.88878, 64.05665 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 475 |
| Location accuracy | 500(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Southeast Fairbanks(Census area)
Alaska(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Eagle A-2(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)
Eagle SE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Eagle(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Alaska(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Fortymile River WSR(Wild and Scenic River)
Wild and Scenic River BLM(Type of land area)
BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| United States | Alaska |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Copper River | 026 N | 018 E | 04 | W2SWSE | Alaska |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Tin Critical | Tertiary |
| Tungsten Critical | Tertiary |
| Uranium | Tertiary |
| Ore Body (1) | -141.88878, 64.05665 |
|---|
| Operation type | Placer |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1917 |
| Type of mineral rights | Located Claim |
|---|
| Ownership category | Federal |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Cajen Minerals Inc. |
| Interest | 100 |
| Year | 1976 |
| Year | 1917 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 13 Troy Ounces Silver | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Year | 1917 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 85 Troy Ounces Gold | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Year | 1949 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 2 Troy Ounces Silver | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Year | 1949 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 16 Troy Ounces Gold | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Year | 1953 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 4 Troy Ounces Silver | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Year | 1953 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 27 Troy Ounces Gold | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0020600002 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | A001011 | MAS references MRDS |
B480j p. 170
B622c p. 63
B642c p. 63
B857A pp. 37-38
B864A p. 42
B880A p. 43
B897C pp. 173, 180-181
B910A pp. 54, 76
B917A p. 53
B926A p. 48
B933A p. 45
OF51 p. 105
C335 pp. 10-12
B1155i p. 81
P530 p. 109
OF508 pp. 73-74
POWERS, J.B. BRIEF HISTORY OF THE FORTYMILE MINING DISTRICT
TO 1935. AK. TERR. DEPT. OF MINES MINER. REP. MR 60-2, 1935
19 PP.
ELLSWORTH, C.E., AND G.L. PARKER. PLACER MINING IN THE
YUKON-TANANA REGION. U.S. GEOL. SURV. BULL. 480, 1911,
PP. 153-172.
SAUNDERS, R.H. MINING OPERATIONS IN THE FORTYMILE DISTRICT,
FAIRBANKS PRECINCT, 1953. AK. TERR. DEPT. OF MINES MINER.
REP. MR 60-4, 1953, 10 PP.
WILLIAMS, J. A. ACTIVE MINING OPERATIONS IN THE FORTYMILE
DISTRICT OF THE FAIRBANKS PRECINCT IN 1951. AK. TERR. DEPT.
OF MINES MINER. REP. MR 60-3A, 1951, 3 PP.
ROEHM, J.C. REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS AND ITINERARY OF J.C.
ROEHM, ASSOCIATE MINING ENGINEER, TERRITORIAL DEPARTMENT OF
MINES IN THE FORTYMILE PRECINCT, ALASKA. AK. TERR. DEPT. OF
MINES INVEST. REP. IR 60-1, 1949, 9 PP.
BROOKS, A.H. THE ALASKA MINING INDUSTRY IN 1915. U.S. GEOL
SURV. BULL. 642, 1916, PP. 62-63.
BURLEIGH, R.E., AND K.G. LEAR. COMPILATION OF DATA FOR
PHASE 1 OF THE MINERAL RESOURCE EVALUATION OF THE BUREAU OF
LAND MANAGEMENT BLACK RIVER AND FORTYMILE RIVER SUBUNITS.
BUMINES OFR 48-94, 1994, 116 PP.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 02-MAY-1991 | Dwb | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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