Mammoth Creek

Past Producer in Alaska, United States with commodities Copper, Gold, Lead, Molybdenum, REE, Tungsten, Uranium
Sections on this page
  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 10282343
MRDS ID A012226
MAS/MILS ID 0020500142
Record type Site
Current site name Mammoth Creek
Related records 10001478

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Claim
Geographic coordinates: -145.19464, 65.53893 (WGS84)
Elevation 488
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

Circle C-3(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Circle NE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Circle 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 008 N 012 E 12 SENWNW Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Tertiary
Gold Primary
Lead Tertiary
Molybdenum Tertiary
REE Critical Tertiary
Tungsten Critical Tertiary
Uranium Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Claim (1) PzPxyqs

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 BLM Administrative Area

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Bhk Co. (Jack Bannister)
    ID 5000318
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1979
  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Campbell, Robert H.
    ID 5000318
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1979

Production statistics

  • Year 1915
    Description 419,865 Yards Processed. 11137 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 346399.46g
  • Year 1916
    Description 250,098 Yards Processed. 7742 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 240803.14g
  • Year 1917
    Description 566 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 17604.57g
  • Year 1917
    Description 116,563 Yards Processed. 3424 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 106498.31g
  • Year 1925
    Description 820 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 25504.85g
  • Year 1925
    Description 198,897 Yards Processed. 3486 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 108426.73g
  • Year 1941
    Description 1006 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 31290.1g
  • Year 1941
    Description 5301 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 164879.55g
  • Year 1942
    Description 595 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 18506.57g
  • Year 1942
    Description 2900 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 90200.09g
  • Year 1946
    Description 597 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 18568.77g
  • Year 1946
    Description 251,000 Yards Processed. 2855 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 88800.43g
  • Year 1947
    Description 636 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 19781.81g
  • Year 1947
    Description 299,000 Yards Processed. 3050 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 94865.61g
  • Year 1948
    Description 680 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 21150.36g
  • Year 1948
    Description 362,000 Yards Processed. 3186 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 99095.69g
  • Year 1955
    Description 32 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 995.31g
  • Year 1955
    Description 155 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 4821.03g
  • Year 1956
    Description 241 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 7495.93g
  • Year 1956
    Description 996 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 30979.06g

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit USGS CRIB D002681

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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

Authoritative Alaska resources

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