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Cleary 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. Land status
  11. Ownership information
  12. Production statistics
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10257709
MRDS ID A015505
MAS/MILS ID 0020490088
Record type Site
Current site name Cleary Creek
Alternate or previous names Bedrock Creek, Chatanika Creek, Goose Gulch, Chatham Creek, Johnson Gulch, Tamarack Creek, Wolf Creek, Willow Creek, Chatanika Flats, Hopen Placer
Related records 10107556

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Claim
Geographic coordinates: -147.44466, 65.07328 (WGS84)
Elevation 366
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-1(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 003 N 001 E 24 SE Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Tertiary
Tin Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Claim (1) -147.44466, 65.07328
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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 Medium
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Patented
Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Alaska Gold Co.
    ID 5001430
    Year 1983
  • Type Operator
    Owner Hopen, Alf M.
    ID 5001430
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1983

Comments on the ownership information

  • OWNER ADDRESS: ALASKA GOLD COMPANY P.O. BOX 1170 FAIRBANKS, ALASKA 99707 TELE: (907) 456-4061 OPERATOR ADDRESS: ALF M. HOPEN BOX 74246 FAIRBANKS, ALASKA 99707 TELE: (907) 456-5231

Production statistics

  • Year 1906
    Description Production Reported 43039 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 1338662.71g
  • Year 1907
    Description 627 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 19501.88g
  • Year 1907
    Description 4023 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 125129.3g
  • Year 1915
    Description 24,055 Yards Processed. 14813 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 460735.86g
  • Year 1916
    Description 27,660 Yards Processed. 7774 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 241798.46g
  • Year 1917
    Description 935 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 29081.75g
  • Year 1917
    Description 31,445 Yards Processed. 6298 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 195889.72g
  • Year 1918
    Description 526 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 16360.43g
  • Year 1918
    Description 11,097 Yards Processed. 3512 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 109235.42g
  • Year 1919
    Description 411 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 12783.53g
  • Year 1919
    Description 13,250 Yards Processed. 2753 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 85627.88g
  • Year 1920
    Description 1,000 Yards Processed. 28 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 870.89g
  • Year 1921
    Description 10,900 Yards Processed. 1828 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 56857.16g
  • Year 1922
    Description 12,353 Yards Processed. 1750 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 54431.09g
  • Year 1923
    Description 4,303 Yards Processed. 1007 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 31321.2g
  • Year 1924
    Description 132 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 4105.65g
  • Year 1924
    Description 174 Yards Processed. 3978 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 123729.64g
  • Year 1925
    Description 278 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 8646.76g
  • Year 1925
    Description 2024 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 62953.44g
  • Year 1926
    Description 2448 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 76141.32g
  • Year 1927
    Description 276 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 8584.56g
  • Year 1927
    Description 2183 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 67898.89g
  • Year 1929
    Description 2 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 62.2g
  • Year 1929
    Description 23 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 715.38g
  • Year 1930
    Description 100 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 3110.34g
  • Year 1930
    Description 785 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 24416.23g
  • Year 1931
    Description 222 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 6904.97g
  • Year 1934
    Description 65 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 2021.72g
  • Year 1934
    Description 888 Yards Processed. 330 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 10264.14g
  • Year 1935
    Description 316 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 9828.69g
  • Year 1936
    Description 745 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 23172.09g
  • Year 1942
    Description 106 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 3296.96g
  • Year 1942
    Description 2100 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 65317.31g
  • Year 1945
    Description 39 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 1213.03g
  • Year 1945
    Description 252 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 7838.07g
  • Year 1946
    Description 16740 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 520672.27g
  • Year 1946
    Description 5,864,000 Yards Processed. 104360 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 3245959.27g
  • Year 1947
    Description 87 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 2706g
  • Year 1947
    Description 20,000 Yards Processed. 555 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 17262.43g
  • Year 1948
    Description 84 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 2612.69g
  • Year 1948
    Description 3,700 Yards Processed. 496 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 15427.32g
  • Year 1949
    Description 85 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 2643.79g
  • Year 1949
    Description 40,000 Yards Processed. 464 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 14432.01g
  • Year 1950
    Description 128 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 3981.24g
  • Year 1950
    Description 22,222 Yards Processed. 731 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 22736.64g
  • Year 1951
    Description 100 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 3110.34g
  • Year 1951
    Description 10,000 Yards Processed. 570 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 17728.98g
  • Year 1952
    Description 72 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 2239.45g
  • Year 1952
    Description 4,444 Yards Processed. 462 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 14369.8g
  • Year 1954
    Description 57 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 1772.89g
  • Year 1954
    Description 2,800 Yards Processed. 328 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 10201.94g
  • Year 1955
    Description 13 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 404.34g
  • Year 1955
    Description 76 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 2363.86g
  • Year 1966
    Description 3 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 93.31g
  • Year 1966
    Description 15 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 466.55g

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 86. M. S. 818 ISSUED AUG., 1915 ON CHATHAM CREEK, PAT #485338. M. S. 1921 ISSUED MAY, 1927 ON CHATHAM CREEK, PAT #1001101. M. S. 364 ISSUED JUNE, 1915 ON CHATHAM CREEK, PAT #478358. M. S. 366 ISSUED JULY, 1913 ON CHATHAM CREEK, PAT #347758. M. S. 1901 ISSUED MARCH 1928 ON WOLF CREEK, PAT #1013146. M. S. 1920 ISSUED AUGUST, 1927 ON WOLF CREEK, PAT #1006272. M. S. 849 ISSUED 1923, PAT #916219 ON CHATANIKA R. FLATS M. S. 1773 ISSUED 1927 ON CHATANIKA R. FLATS, PAT #1007189. PATENTED CLAIMS. IN USBM FILES (AFOC) THE FOLLOWING ARE RECORDED: CLEARY, 251,585 OZ AU (PRIOR TO 1955) AND 26,784 OZ AG CHATHAM CREEK: 474,547 OZ AU, 2,580 OZ AG (PRIOR TO 1961) CHATANIKA RIVER: 13,435 OZ AU, 1,587 OZ AG (PRIOR TO 1966) WOLF CREEK: 36,629 OZ AU, 6,074 OZ AG (PRIOR TO 1964) BEDROCK CREEK: 305 OZ AU, 63 OZ AG (PRIOR TO 1967) REFS LIST A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF STIBNITE FLOAT IN DREDGE TAILINGS ALONG CLEARY AND CHATHAM CRS. PLACER SCHEELITE AND CASSITERITE HAVE BEEN FOUND IN WILLOW, CLEARY, CHATHAM, AND BEDROCK CREEK PLACERS (TDM 1 & 2). REF. POINT IS AT BM769 ON CLEARY CR. WILLOW, BEDROCK, CHATHAM AND WOLF CRS. ARE TRIBS. OF CLEARY. ROBERT FOWLER STRIPPING OVERBURDEN 1977 ON CLEARY CR. USGS CRIB A001905 USGS CRIB A001763 USGS CRIB A001762 USGS CRIB D002652 USGS CRIB D002654

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 14-JUL-1995 Mirl U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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Current status (per MSHA)

StatusAbandoned since 03/19/2007
MSHA mine ID5001430
Mine name (MSHA)Hopen Placer
Current operatorAl M Hopen
Current controller (parent)Hopen Al M
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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