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Tamarack Creek

Past Producer in Alaska, United States with commodities Gold, Silver, Tin
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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 10184565
MRDS ID A015552
MAS/MILS ID 0020560020
Record type Site
Current site name Tamarack Creek
Alternate or previous names Tamarack Creek Disc., Willow Gulch, Tamarack Creek 1-3 Below
Related records 10003033

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Claim
Geographic coordinates: -155.40446, 64.13419 (WGS84)
Elevation 140
Location accuracy 1000(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

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

Ruby S(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Ruby(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
Kateel River 016 S 017 E 01 SENW Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Tertiary
Tin Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Claim (1) -155.40446, 64.13419
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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 1915

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Production statistics

  • Year 1915
    Description 604 Yards Processed. 270 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 6438.42g
  • Year 1916
    Description 500 Yards Processed. 278 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 8646.76g
  • Year 1917
    Description 89 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 2768.2g
  • Year 1917
    Description 1,481 Yards Processed. 598 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 18599.88g
  • Year 1920
    Description 1,850 Yards Processed. 240 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 7464.83g
  • Year 1921
    Description 2,000 Yards Processed. 356 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 7962.49g
  • Year 1922
    Description 4,444 Yards Processed. 379 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 11788.21g
  • Year 1923
    Description 1,222 Yards Processed. 308 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 9579.87g
  • Year 1925
    Description 145 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 4510g
  • Year 1929
    Description 51 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 1586.27g
  • Year 1935
    Description 9 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 279.93g
  • Year 1936
    Description 10 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 311.03g

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit USGS CRIB A002751 PRODUCTION PRIOR TO 1940: 2991 OZ AU, 440 OZ AG (USBM AFOC FILES).

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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