Ketchem Creek

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10111754
MRDS ID A012215
MAS/MILS ID 0020500009
Record type Site
Current site name Ketchem Creek
Alternate or previous names 4 Ketchum Creek, Discovery, Holdem Creek, 5 Below Left Bench, 4-#5 Below Left Bench, 4 Below Discovery, 3 Ketchum Creek, 1 Below Discovery, 5-#7 Below
Related records 10001466

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -144.74462, 65.48394 (WGS84)
Elevation 366
Location accuracy 500(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 B-2(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Circle SE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Circle(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

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
Fairbanks 008 N 015 E 31 NWNENW Alaska

Commodities

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

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -144.74462, 65.48394

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 BLM Administrative Area

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Joseph Vogler
    Interest 100
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1976
  • Type Operator
    Owner Greenhorn Mining
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1993

Production statistics

  • Year 1916
    Description 50 Yards Processed. 4 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 127g/mt
  • Year 1936
    Description 33 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 1043g/mt
  • Year 1942
    Description 12 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 380g/mt
  • Year 1942
    Description 62 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 1961g/mt
  • Year 1945
    Description 1 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 32g/mt
  • Year 1945
    Description 9 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 285g/mt
  • Year 1947
    Description 3 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 95g/mt
  • Year 1947
    Description 12 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 380g/mt
  • Year 1948
    Description 65 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 2055g/mt
  • Year 1948
    Description 252 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 7969g/mt

Comments on the production information

  • USGS CRIB A000618, USGS CRIB D002686. PRODUCTION PRIOR TO 1957: 497 OZ AU, 122 AG (USBM AFOC FILES). VOGLER MINING ON KETCHEM CREEK IN 1975 (CARNES, 1975).

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 12-FEB-1988 Dwb 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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