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Dowry Creek

Past Producer in Alaska, United States with commodities Gold, PGE
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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. Production statistics
  13. Reserves and resources
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10258497
MRDS ID A013208
MAS/MILS ID 0021230012
Record type Site
Current site name Dowry Creek
Related records 10002302

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Claim
Geographic coordinates: -161.71488, 58.95455 (WGS84)
Elevation 375
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Bethel(Census area)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Hagemeister Island D-6(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Hagemeister Strait(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Hagemeister Island(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Kuskokwim Delta(hydrologic unit)

Lower Kuskokwim River(hydrologic accounting unit)

Southwest(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Calista Corporation(ANCSA Region)

ANCSA Region 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 014 S 075 W 24 NWNWSE Alaska

Comments on the location information

  • Goodnews Bay Mining District

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Tertiary
PGE Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Claim (1) JTros
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Length 1609M
    Width 61M
    Depth to top 1M
    Field Value
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 PLACER
    Shape of Orebody #1 IRREGULAR
    Primary mode of Origin SEDIMENTATION
    Primary Ore Control BEDDING
    Date of Last Modification 890725

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Placer
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1931
Year of first production 1935

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Comments on the ownership information

  • Previous owners: Fred Walters and Neil Corrigal, 1931

Production statistics

  • Year 1935
    Description Pgm Production 1800 Ounces
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major PGE PGE 0.05mt

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1988
    Inferred 5355mt ore
    Total resources 5355mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Platinum Pt 0.3889 g/mt PGE 1988

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 25-JUL-1989 Mpm U.S. Bureau of Mines

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