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Willow Creek

Past Producer in Alaska, United States with commodity Gold
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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 10111890
MAS/MILS ID 0020440115
Record type Site
Current site name Willow Creek
Alternate or previous names Willow Creek No. 2, Wagon Wheel Mine, Wagon Wheel No. 2, Nos. 2-3 Candle Creek, Big Nugget, Gold Dist No. 2

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -162.08478, 65.80439 (WGS84)
Elevation 74
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Northwest Arctic(Borough)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Bendeleben D-1(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Bendeleben NE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Bendeleben(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Goodhope-Spafarief Bay(hydrologic unit)

Northern Seward Peninsula(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 005 N 016 W 29 C Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -162.08478, 65.80439
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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 1915

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category Unknown

Production statistics

  • Year 1915
    Description 24 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 759g/mt

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 4 INACTIVE CLAIMS. ALL CREEKS TRIBUTARY TO CANDLE FROM WEST PROBABLY HAVE GOLD VALUES IN GRAVELS. STAKED 1963. REFERENCE POINT AT CONFLUENCE OF WILLOW AND CANDLE CREEKS.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 18-JUL-1988 Sbh 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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Authoritative Alaska resources

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