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Windy Creek

Past Producer in Alaska, United States with commodities Copper, Gold, Mercury, 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. Production statistics
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10111775
MRDS ID A016070
MAS/MILS ID 0020430038
Record type Site
Current site name Windy Creek
Alternate or previous names Joe Creek, Budd Creek
Related records 10003250

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -165.5367, 65.60621 (WGS84)
Elevation 100
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Nome(Census area)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Teller C-2(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Bendeleben NW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Teller(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Imuruk Basin(hydrologic unit)

Norton Sound(hydrologic accounting unit)

Northwest(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Kateel River 002 N 033 W 04 W2NE Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Tertiary
Gold Primary
Mercury Tertiary
Tin Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -165.5367, 65.60621
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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

Production statistics

  • Year 1916
    Description 45,000 Yards Processed. 725 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 22900g/mt
  • Year 1917
    Description 28 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 885g/mt
  • Year 1917
    Description 249 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 7874g/mt
  • Year 1919
    Description 82 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 2593g/mt
  • Year 1919
    Description 9 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 285g/mt
  • Year 1920
    Description 28 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 885g/mt
  • Year 1920
    Description 45,000 Yards Processed. 444 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 14040g/mt

Comments on the production information

  • SOME PROD. PRIOR TO 1912. DREDGING ON BUDD & WINDY CRS 1912- 1920. LITTLE PROD. AFTER 1920. PRIOR TO 1940 BUDD CR. PROD. 738 OZ AU, 94 OZ AG. WINDY CR PRODUCED 1,559 OZ AU, 171 OZ AG PRIOR TO 1954. USGS CRIB A003622, USGS CRIB A003656, USGS CRIB A003685, USGS CRIB A003686.

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.

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