Boundary Creek

Past Producer in Alaska, United States with commodity Gold
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. Production statistics
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10111790
MRDS ID A000963
MAS/MILS ID 0020600023
Record type Site
Current site name Boundary Creek

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Claim
Geographic coordinates: -141.13551, 64.67919 (WGS84)
Elevation 457
Location accuracy 5000(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 C-1(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Eagle NE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Eagle(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Doyon, Limited(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
Fairbanks 003 S 033 E 04 SW Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

Claim (1) -141.13551, 64.67919

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Placer
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Year of first production 1919

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category Private

Production statistics

  • Year 1919
    Description 4 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 127g/mt
  • Year 1939
    Description 808 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 25550g/mt
  • Year 1939
    Description 146,740 Yards Processed. 2483 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 78520g/mt
  • Year 1964
    Description 10 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 316g/mt
  • Year 1964
    Description 57 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 1803g/mt
  • Year 1965
    Description 12 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 380g/mt
  • Year 1965
    Description 2 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 63g/mt

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Ownership

    ALASKA KARDEX 060-108

  • Deposit

    B213 pp. 47-48

  • Deposit

    B897C p. 201

  • Deposit

    B917D pp. 249, 255

  • Deposit

    MF393

  • Deposit

    POWER, 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

    BROOKS, A.H., AND OTHERS. REPORT ON PROGRESS OF INVESTIGAT-

  • Deposit

    IONS OF MINERAL RESOURCES OF ALASKA IN 1907. U.S. GEOL.

  • Deposit

    SURV. BULL. 345, 1908, PP. 187-197.

  • 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 Mjn 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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