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Flat Creek

Past Producer in Alaska, United States with commodity Gold
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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 10258578
MRDS ID A001374
MAS/MILS ID 0020730008
Record type Site
Current site name Flat Creek

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -158.00573, 62.40219 (WGS84)
Elevation 213
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

Iditarod B-5(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Iditarod SW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Iditarod(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Seward 027 N 047 W 28 NW Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -158.00573, 62.40219
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Placer
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Dick Fullerton
    ID 5000396
    Interest 100
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1977

Production statistics

  • Year 1915
    Description 1,325,545 Yards Processed. 55020 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 1711313.52g
  • Year 1916
    Description 1,107,475 Yards Processed. 57756 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 1796412.64g
  • Year 1917
    Description 5388 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 167585.55g
  • Year 1917
    Description 871,045 Yards Processed. 45410 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 1412409.07g
  • Year 1918
    Description 3354 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 104321.07g
  • Year 1918
    Description 644,125 Yards Processed. 26255 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 816621.89g
  • Year 1919
    Description 794 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 24696.16g
  • Year 1919
    Description 41,900 Yards Processed. 6061 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 188518.19g
  • Year 1920
    Description 67,668 Yards Processed. 419 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 13032.35g
  • Year 1921
    Description 93,151 Yards Processed. 3910 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 121614.61g
  • Year 1922
    Description 35,444 Yards Processed. 993 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 30885.75g
  • Year 1923
    Description 99,058 Yards Processed. 2016 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 62704.61g
  • Year 1924
    Description 12,444 Yards Processed. 1673 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 52036.12g
  • Year 1925
    Description 818 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 25442.64g
  • Year 1927
    Description 4,444 Yards Processed. 204 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 6345.11g
  • Year 1928
    Description 1 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 31.1g
  • Year 1928
    Description 9 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 279.93g
  • Year 1929
    Description 56 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 1741.79g
  • Year 1929
    Description 20,000 Yards Processed. 880 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 27371.06g
  • Year 1930
    Description 23 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 715.38g
  • Year 1931
    Description 158 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 4914.34g
  • Year 1933
    Description 326 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 10139.73g
  • Year 1933
    Description 121,724 Yards Processed. 2630 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 81802.15g
  • Year 1934
    Description 687 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 21368.09g
  • Year 1934
    Description 355,298 Yards Processed. 4148 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 129017.23g
  • Year 1935
    Description 1133 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 35240.24g
  • Year 1936
    Description 652 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 20279.46g
  • Year 1941
    Description 293 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 9113.31g
  • Year 1941
    Description 2370 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 73715.24g
  • Year 1942
    Description 692 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 21523.6g
  • Year 1942
    Description 169 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 5256.48g
  • Year 1943
    Description 25 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 777.58g
  • Year 1943
    Description 168 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 5225.38g
  • Year 1945
    Description 52 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 1617.38g
  • Year 1945
    Description 352 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 10948.42g
  • Year 1946
    Description 399 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 12410.28g
  • Year 1946
    Description 15,250 Yards Processed. 2853 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 88738.23g
  • Year 1947
    Description 38,000 Yards Processed. 1596 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 49641.15g
  • Year 1947
    Description 203 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 6314g
  • Year 1949
    Description 20 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 622.06g
  • Year 1949
    Description 132 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 4105.65g
  • Year 1950
    Description 164 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 5100.97g
  • Year 1950
    Description 103,000 Yards Processed. 1269 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 39470.31g
  • Year 1951
    Description 141 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 4385.59g
  • Year 1951
    Description 50,000 Yards Processed. 1092 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 33965g
  • Year 1952
    Description 86 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 2674.89g
  • Year 1952
    Description 50,667 Yards Processed. 666 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 20714.91g
  • Year 1953
    Description 53 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 1648.48g
  • Year 1953
    Description 20,000 Yards Processed. 419 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 13032.35g
  • Year 1954
    Description 19 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 590.96g
  • Year 1954
    Description 123 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 3825.72g
  • Year 1955
    Description 462 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 14369.8g
  • Year 1955
    Description 301,300 Yards Processed. 3547 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 110324.04g
  • Year 1956
    Description 696 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 21648.02g
  • Year 1956
    Description 331,300 Yards Processed. 5433 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 168985.21g
  • Year 1957
    Description 84 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 2612.69g
  • Year 1957
    Description 60,000 Yards Processed. 655 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 20372.78g
  • Year 1958
    Description 118 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 3670.21g
  • Year 1958
    Description 173,000 Yards Processed. 926 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 28801.82g
  • Year 1959
    Description 166 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 5163.17g
  • Year 1959
    Description 20,670 Yards Processed. 1341 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 41709.76g
  • Year 1960
    Description 271 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 8429.04g
  • Year 1960
    Description 50,000 Yards Processed. 2173 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 67587.86g
  • Year 1961
    Description 141 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 4385.59g
  • Year 1961
    Description 60,000 Yards Processed. 1194 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 37137.55g
  • Year 1962
    Description 116 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 3608g
  • Year 1962
    Description 80,000 Yards Processed. 948 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 29486.09g
  • Year 1963
    Description 185 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 5754.14g
  • Year 1963
    Description 100,000 Yards Processed. 1279 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 39781.35g
  • Year 1964
    Description 151 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 4696.62g
  • Year 1964
    Description 50,000 Yards Processed. 1032 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 32098.79g
  • Year 1968
    Description 128 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 3981.24g
  • Year 1968
    Description 67,141 Yards Processed. 861 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 26780.09g

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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Current status (per MSHA)

StatusAbandoned since 01/15/1981
MSHA mine ID5000396
Mine name (MSHA)Flat Creek Placers Mine
Current operatorFlat Creek Placers Company
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

MSHA cross-reference per the original MRDS record. Mine status and operator reflect MSHA's last published Mines export (February 2025); MSHA's public bulk feed has been unavailable since, so this may be out of date. See the Mine Data Retrieval System for current status.

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