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Dennison Fork

Past Producer in Alaska, United States with commodities Gold, 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. 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. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10136476
MRDS ID A015158
MAS/MILS ID 0020600027
Record type Site
Current site name Dennison Fork
Related records 10002713

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Claim
Geographic coordinates: -141.90828, 64.04725 (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

Eagle A-2(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Eagle SE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Eagle(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Fortymile River WSR(Wild and Scenic River)

Wild and Scenic River BLM(Type of land area)

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
Copper River 026 N 018 E 08 Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Tungsten Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Claim (1) -141.90828, 64.04725
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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 1916

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Production statistics

  • Year 1916
    Description 400 Yards Processed. 24 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 746.48g
  • Year 1917
    Description Troy Ounces Silver
  • Year 1917
    Description 2 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 62.2g

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Ownership

    ALASKA KARDEX 060-093

  • Deposit

    B520l p. 214

  • Deposit

    B542j p. 215

  • Deposit

    B712a p. 46

  • Deposit

    B714b p. 88

  • Deposit

    B722a p. 50

  • Deposit

    B1155i p. 81

  • Deposit

    MF393

  • Deposit

    OF508 p. 73

  • Deposit

    POWERS, J.B. BRIEF HISTORY OF THE FORTYMILE MINING DISTRICT

  • Deposit

    TO 1935. AK. TERR. DEPT. OF MINES MINER. REP. MR 60-2, 1935

  • Deposit

    19 PP.

  • Deposit

    SWAINBANK, R.C., T.K. BUNDTZEN, A.H. CLOUGH, E.W. HANSEN,

  • Deposit

    AND M.G. NELSEN. ALASKA'S MINERAL INDUSTRY, 1991. AK. DIV.

  • Deposit

    GEOL. AND GEOPHYS. SURV. SPEC. REP. NO. 47, 1992, P. 30.

  • Deposit

    BURLEIGH, R.E., AND K.G. LEAR. COMPILATION OF DATA FOR

  • Deposit

    PHASE 1 OF THE MINERAL RESOURCE EVALUATION OF THE BUREAU OF

  • Deposit

    LAND MANAGEMENT BLACK RIVER AND FORTYMILE RIVER SUBUNITS.

  • Deposit

    BUMINES OFR 48-94, 1994, 116 PP.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 18-JUL-1988 Mirl-Mjn U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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