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Vault 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. Ownership information
  12. Production statistics
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10258040
MRDS ID A015496
MAS/MILS ID 0020490080
Record type Site
Current site name Vault Creek
Alternate or previous names Treasure Creek, Lewis Creek, Babe Creek, Wildcat Creek, Independence Creek, Eagle Creek, Read, Milton-Lundgren, Drill Assn., Spruce Creek
Related records 10002991

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -147.72236, 65.04547 (WGS84)
Elevation 167
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-2(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 W 22 NESWNE Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -147.72236, 65.04547
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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

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Patented
Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Chomco Mining Co.
    Year 1981
  • Type Operator
    Owner The Mining Co.
    Year 1981

Production statistics

  • Year 1907
    Description 498 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 15489.53g
  • Year 1907
    Description Production Reported 4317 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 134273.72g
  • Year 1915
    Description 3793 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 117975.5g
  • Year 1916
    Description 3,522 Yards Processed. 1175 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 36546.59g
  • Year 1917
    Description 496 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 15427.32g
  • Year 1917
    Description 5,633 Yards Processed. 3376 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 105005.35g
  • Year 1918
    Description 150 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 4665.52g
  • Year 1918
    Description 1,111 Yards Processed. 1024 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 31849.96g
  • Year 1921
    Description 852 Yards Processed. 339 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 10544.08g
  • Year 1922
    Description 6,740 Yards Processed. 1317 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 40963.28g
  • Year 1923
    Description 7,750 Yards Processed. 1500 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 46655.22g
  • Year 1924
    Description 775 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 24105.19g
  • Year 1925
    Description 344 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 10699.59g
  • Year 1926
    Description 491 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 15271.8g
  • Year 1929
    Description 121 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 3763.52g
  • Year 1930
    Description 556 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 17293.53g
  • Year 1934
    Description 180 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 5598.62g
  • Year 1934
    Description 1,939 Yards Processed. 970 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 30170.37g
  • Year 1935
    Description 419 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 13032.35g

Comments on the production information

  • USGS CRIB A001903. PRODUCTION FROM WILDCAT CR. PRIOR TO 1916: 527 OZ AU, 59 OZ AG; FROM VAULT CR. PRIOR TO 1940:29,916 OZ AU, 3306 OZ AG; FROM TREASURE CR. PRIOR TO 1936: 7059 OZ AU, 702 OZ AG. U-V INDUSTRIES, FORMERLY USSR&M) HOLDS MANY PATENTS IN THIS AREA. SEE ALASKA KARDEX 49-263.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 02-MAY-1991 Mirl U.S. Bureau of Mines

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