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Donlin Creek

Prospect in Alaska, United States with commodities Antimony, Gold, Mercury, Silver, Tin, Tungsten
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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. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mineral rights holdings
  11. Land status
  12. Ownership information
  13. Production statistics
  14. Reserves and resources
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10282521
MRDS ID A001373
MAS/MILS ID 0020730007
Record type Site
Current site name Donlin Creek
Alternate or previous names Donlin North, Donlin, Donlin North Property, Snow Gulch, Quartz Gulch, Dome Creek, Ophir Creek

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -158.1987, 62.07718 (WGS84)
Elevation 152
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Bethel(Census area)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

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

Iditarod SW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Iditarod(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Aniak(hydrologic unit)

Lower Kuskokwim River(hydrologic accounting unit)

Southwest(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Kuskokwim Corporation(ANCSA Village)

ANCSA Village NTVPIC(Type of land area)

NTVPIC(Federal land areas administered by NTVPIC)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Seward 023 N 049 W 14 SESESE Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Antimony Critical Tertiary
Gold Primary
Mercury Tertiary
Silver Tertiary
Tin Critical Tertiary
Tungsten Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -158.1987, 62.07718
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Area 5545HA
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 UNKNOWN
    Shape of Orebody #1 UNKNOWN
    Type of Orebody #2 UNKNOWN
    Primary mode of Origin UNKNOWN
    Primary Ore Control UNKNOWN
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 UNKNOWN
    Total Surface Area (HA) 5545
    Date of Last Modification 970506

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Placer
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Year of first production 1917
Milling method Unspecified

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Private Lease

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Placer Dome Inc.
    Interest 100
    Home office Canada
    Year 1996
  • Type Owner
    Owner Calista Corp.
    Interest 100
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1985
  • Type Operator
    Owner Lyman Resources In Alaska, Inc.
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1985

Production statistics

  • Year 1917
    Description 41 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 1275.24g
  • Year 1917
    Description 888 Yards Processed. 402 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 12503.59g
  • Year 1918
    Description 18 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 559.86g
  • Year 1918
    Description 90 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 2799.31g
  • Year 1919
    Description 32 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 995.31g
  • Year 1919
    Description 888 Yards Processed. 358 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 11135.04g
  • Year 1920
    Description 1,000 Yards Processed. 116 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 3608g
  • Year 1921
    Description 674 Yards Processed. 136 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 4230.07g
  • Year 1922
    Description 82 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 2550.48g
  • Year 1923
    Description 8,000 Yards Processed. 783 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 24354.02g
  • Year 1924
    Description 1147 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 35675.69g
  • Year 1925
    Description 112 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 3483.58g
  • Year 1926
    Description 108 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 3359.17g
  • Year 1928
    Description 22,000 Yards Processed. 256 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 7962.49g
  • Year 1929
    Description 117 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 3639.1g
  • Year 1931
    Description 60,000 Yards Processed. 401 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 12472.49g
  • Year 1951
    Description 59 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 1835.1g
  • Year 1951
    Description 9,778 Yards Processed. 672 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 20901.53g
  • Year 1952
    Description 75 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 2332.76g
  • Year 1952
    Description 7,200 Yards Processed. 848 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 26375.75g
  • Year 1954
    Description 44 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 1368.55g
  • Year 1954
    Description 9,630 Yards Processed. 491 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 15271.8g
  • Year 1955
    Description 55 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 1710.69g
  • Year 1955
    Description 3,240 Yards Processed. 629 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 19564.08g
  • Year 1956
    Description 20 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 622.06g
  • Year 1956
    Description 18,055 Yards Processed. 233 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 7247.11g

Comments on the production information

  • PRODUCTION PRIOR TO 1932: 4170 OZ AU, 119 OZ AG (USBM AFOC FILES).

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1996
    Demonstrated 44600000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 2.5 g/mt Gold Major 1996
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1997
    Total resources 45000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 2.5 g/mt Gold Major 1997

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • OTHER MINERALIZED MATERIAL (MEASURED + INDICATED ORE MATERIAL); 12/31/96:

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Ownership

    ALASKA KARDEX 073-022

  • Reserve-Resource

    PLACER DOME INC. 1995 ANNUAL REPORT, P11.

  • Reserve-Resource

    THE NORTHERN MINER, DEC., 2, 1996, PC6.

  • Reserve-Resource

    PLACER DOME INC., 1996 FORM 10-K REPORT, PP. 15, 37.

  • Deposit

    PLACER DOME INC. FORM 10-K, 1995. P.32.

  • Deposit

    THE NORTHERN MINER, DEC. 2, 1996, P C6.

  • Deposit

    THE NORTHERN MINER, VOL. 83, #7, APRIL 14, 1997, P14.

  • Deposit

    THE NORTHERN MINER, 9/2/96, PD1.

  • Deposit

    PLACER DOME INC., FORM 10-K, 1996, PP. 15, 37, 47.

  • Deposit

    BELOW ARE REFERENCES ENTERED BY AFOC, THEIR CODING SYSTEM IS

  • Deposit

    UNKNOWN:

  • Deposit

    B480m pp. 267, 270

  • Deposit

    B520c p. 40

  • Deposit

    B622n pp. 257, 261

  • Deposit

    B622p pp. 304, 351-353

  • Deposit

    B722a p. 60

  • Deposit

    B783a p. 15

  • Deposit

    B797a p. 24

  • Deposit

    B810a pp. 31-32

  • Deposit

    B813a p. 37

  • Deposit

    B824a p. 42

  • Deposit

    B836a p. 43

  • Deposit

    B844A p. 43

  • Deposit

    B857A p. 41

  • Deposit

    B864A p. 45

  • Deposit

    B864C p. 224

  • Deposit

    B868A p. 46

  • Deposit

    B880A p. 49

  • Deposit

    B897A p. 58

  • Deposit

    B910A p. 60

  • Deposit

    B917A p. 59

  • Deposit

    B926A p. 56

  • Deposit

    B933A p. 52

  • Deposit

    P268 pp. 68-69, 116, 118

  • Deposit

    B1246 p. 94

  • Deposit

    P610 p. 15

  • Deposit

    C615 p. 16

  • Deposit

    MF363

  • Deposit

    OF508 p. 27

  • Deposit

    SR38 p. 26

  • Deposit

    AK MINE LICENSE-1985 No. 781

  • Deposit

    SR39 pp. 26-27

  • Deposit

    SR 44

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit USGS CRIB D002695

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 12-SEP-97 Buckingham, David A. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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

Operator history (post-MRDS)

MRDS records operators as of each record's last update (≤ 2019). Some of the operators listed here have since changed hands or dissolved:

  • Placer Dome Inc. — acquired by Subsidiary of Barrick Gold (2006)
    Acquired by Barrick Gold in 2006.

Curated by qvyshift.com from publicly-reported M&A activity (SEC filings, press releases, USGS Mineral Yearbooks). Not authoritative — verify against primary sources before relying on it. The MSHA panel above is the current authoritative source for actively-permitted mines.

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