| Deposit ID | 10111938 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | A012657 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0020530129 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | American Creek |
| Alternate or previous names | Norman Rolando, Niukluk River, Grant Nelson, William Munz, T. Goddie, L. Noble, Donald R. Meyer, Discovery, Nos. 1-5 |
| Related records | 10100978 |
| Point of reference | Claim |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -164.55, 64.90351 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 183 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Nome(Census area)
Alaska(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Solomon D-6(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)
Solomon NW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Solomon(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Nome(hydrologic unit)
Norton Sound(hydrologic accounting unit)
Northwest(hydrologic subregion)
Alaska(hydrologic region)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| United States | Alaska |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kateel River | 006 S | 029 W | 04 | SENWSE | Alaska |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Claim (1) | -164.55, 64.90351 |
|---|
| Operation type | Placer |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1920 |
| Type of mineral rights | Located Claim |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Year | 1920 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 75 Yards Processed. 9 Troy Ounces Gold | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Year | 1922 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 300 Yards Processed. 32 Troy Ounces Gold | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Year | 1923 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 400 Yards Processed. 52 Troy Ounces Gold | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Year | 1924 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 500 Yards Processed. 58 Troy Ounces Gold | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Year | 1930 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 1,000 Yards Processed. 34 Troy Ounces Gold | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0020530129 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | A012657 | MAS references MRDS |
B379q p. 333
B433 pp. 46-47, 204
B792a p. 21
B813a p. 42
B824a p. 47
B836a p. 49
B844A p. 49
B857A p. 46
B864A p. 51
B868A p. 53
B880A p. 55
B897A pp. 63-64
B917A p. 65
B926A p. 61
B933A pp. 58, 68
OF508 p. 39
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 12-FEB-1988 | Sbh | 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.