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Ruby 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 10281794
MRDS ID A015240
MAS/MILS ID 0020510010
Record type Site
Current site name Ruby Creek
Related records 10002777

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -142.05279, 65.10948 (WGS84)
Elevation 518
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Southeast Fairbanks(Census area)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Charley River A-3(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Charley River SW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Charley River C(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve(National Preserve)

National Preserve NPS(Type of land area)

NPS(Federal land areas administered by NPS)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Fairbanks 003 N 028 E 04 SWSESE Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -142.05279, 65.10948
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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 1924

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Production statistics

  • Year 1924
    Description 4 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 124.41g

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit RECORDED PRODUCTION, 1924: 5 OZ. OF AU, 1 OZ. AG. SOURCE OF THE GOLD IS THE TERTIARY CONGLOMERATE (B520-G).

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 12-FEB-1988 Hall U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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Authoritative Alaska resources

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