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Birch Creek

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10257875
MRDS ID A011003
MAS/MILS ID 0020300084
Record type Site
Current site name Birch Creek
Alternate or previous names Flat Creek
Related records 10000559

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Claim
Geographic coordinates: -151.38807, 67.44327 (WGS84)
Elevation 320
Location accuracy 100(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

Wiseman B-3(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Wiseman SE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Wiseman 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 030 N 017 W 08 SWNENE Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Claim (1) -151.38807, 67.44327
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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 1915

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category State

Production statistics

  • Year 1915
    Description 29 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 902g
  • Year 1916
    Description 285 Yards Processed. 100 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 3110.34g
  • Year 1932
    Description 35 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 1088.62g

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Ownership

    ALASKA KARDEX 030-054

  • Ownership

    ALASKA KARDEX 030-173

  • Deposit

    B442q pp. 292, 314

  • Deposit

    B532 pp. 70, 109

  • Deposit

    B662b p. 59

  • Deposit

    B714b p. 90

  • Deposit

    B815 p. 333

  • Deposit

    MR194-7 pp. 128-129, 131-132

  • Deposit

    BUNDTZEN, T.K., R.C. SWAINBANK, A.H. CLOUGH, M.W. HENNING,

  • Deposit

    AND E.W. HANSEN. ALASKA'S MINERAL INDUSTRY 1993. AK DIV.

  • Deposit

    GEOL. AND GEOPHYS. SURV. SPEC. REP. 48, 1993, P. 25.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit REF. POINT IS AT CONFLUENCE OF BIRCH CREEK & FLAT CREEK. PROSPECTS OCCUR ON BIRCH CREEK AND AT BIRCH CREEKS MOUTH. 740 OZ AU, 92 OZ AG PRODUCED AS OF 1926. UNREPORTED PRODUCTION DURING 1993 BY PARADISE VALLEY, INC (SR48)

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 19-JUL-1995 Clm U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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