Nugget Creek

Past Producer in Alaska, United States with commodities Gold, Silver
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 10111903
MRDS ID A000580
MAS/MILS ID 0020510020
Record type Site
Current site name Nugget Creek

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -142.33061, 65.18308 (WGS84)
Elevation 351
Location accuracy 500(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

Charley River A-3(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Charley River SW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Charley River C(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Fairbanks 004 N 027 E 07 SESWSE Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -142.33061, 65.18308

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 1906

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Production statistics

  • Year 1906
    Description 31 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 980g/mt
  • Year 1907
    Description 93 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 2941g/mt
  • Year 1907
    Description 10 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 316g/mt
  • Year 1915
    Description 20 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 633g/mt
  • Year 1917
    Description 3 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 95g/mt
  • Year 1917
    Description 500 Yards Processed. 20 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 633g/mt
  • Year 1918
    Description 21 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 664g/mt
  • Year 1918
    Description 3 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 95g/mt
  • Year 1919
    Description 4 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 127g/mt
  • Year 1921
    Description 1,200 Yards Processed. 35 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 1107g/mt
  • Year 1922
    Description 56 Yards Processed. 6 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 190g/mt
  • Year 1923
    Description 56 Yards Processed. 9 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 285g/mt
  • Year 1924
    Description 6 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 190g/mt
  • Year 1925
    Description 15 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 474g/mt
  • Year 1926
    Description 500 Yards Processed. 7 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 221g/mt
  • Year 1928
    Description 500 Yards Processed. 17 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 538g/mt
  • Year 1929
    Description 27 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 854g/mt
  • Year 1935
    Description 2 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 63g/mt
  • Year 1936
    Description 2 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 63g/mt

Comments on the production information

  • PRODUCTION PRIOR TO 1939: 1772 OZ AU, 302 OZ AG (USBM AFOC FILES). SOURCE OF THE GOLD IS THE TERTIARY CONGLOMERATE (B917-D).

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

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