| Deposit ID | 10111907 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | A015160 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0020600029 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Franklin Creek |
| Related records | 10002715 |
| Point of reference | Claim |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -141.85939, 64.15976 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 579 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Southeast Fairbanks(Census area)
Alaska(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Eagle A-2(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)
Eagle SE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Eagle(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Alaska(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Fortymile River WSR(Wild and Scenic River)
Wild and Scenic River BLM(Type of land area)
BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| United States | Alaska |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Copper River | 028 N | 018 E | 34 | Alaska |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Mercury | Tertiary |
| Claim (1) | -141.85939, 64.15976 |
|---|
| Operation type | Placer |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1906 |
| Type of mineral rights | Located Claim |
|---|
| Ownership category | Federal |
|---|
| Year | 1906 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 754 Troy Ounces Gold | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1907 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 58 Troy Ounces Gold | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Year | 1907 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 10 Troy Ounces Silver | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Year | 1917 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 3 Troy Ounces Silver | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1917 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 64 Yards Processed. 23 Troy Ounces Gold | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Year | 1919 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 492 Yards Processed. 90 Troy Ounces Gold | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Year | 1919 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 15 Troy Ounces Silver | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Year | 1920 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 100 Yards Processed. 25 Troy Ounces Gold | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Year | 1921 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 1,110 Yards Processed. 106 Troy Ounces Gold | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Year | 1922 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 2,000 Yards Processed. 117 Troy Ounces Gold | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Year | 1923 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 500 Yards Processed. 49 Troy Ounces Gold | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Year | 1924 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 84 Troy Ounces Gold | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Year | 1925 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 21 Troy Ounces Gold | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Year | 1926 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 10 Troy Ounces Gold | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Year | 1927 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 9 Troy Ounces Gold | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Year | 1928 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 85 Yards Processed. 10 Troy Ounces Gold | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Year | 1929 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 4 Troy Ounces Silver | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Year | 1929 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 30 Troy Ounces Gold | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Year | 1930 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 4 Troy Ounces Gold | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Year | 1947 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 120 Troy Ounces Silver | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Year | 1947 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 608 Troy Ounces Gold | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Year | 1948 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 37 Troy Ounces Silver | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Year | 1948 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 283 Troy Ounces Gold | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0020600029 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | A015160 | MAS references MRDS |
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B251 pp. 44-45
B284l p. 126
B345k pp. 194, 197
B375 pp. 35, 41
B442n p. 244
B480j p. 170
B520l p. 215
B542j p. 216
B622c p. 63
B642c p. 62
B797a p. 22
B810a p. 29
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B857A p. 37
B864A p. 42
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B880A p. 43
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TDM2 p. 18
IC8252 p. 55
GC16 p. 2
GC23 p. 4
OF508 pp. 72-73
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| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 12-FEB-1988 | Mirl-Mjn | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
These are landing pages for further research — the state agencies don't currently expose per-mine deep links.