Pearl Creek

Past Producer in Alaska, United States with commodities Bismuth, Gold, Silver, Tungsten
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. Ownership information
  12. Production statistics
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10112032
MRDS ID A015339
MAS/MILS ID 0020580059
Record type Site
Current site name Pearl Creek
Alternate or previous names Yellow Pup, Roman Assn., O'Connor Assn., Ussr&M Co.
Related records 10002858

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -147.31544, 64.98888 (WGS84)
Elevation 397
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Fairbanks North Star(Borough)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

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

Big Delta NW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Fairbanks(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 002 N 002 E 22 N2SWNE Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Bismuth Critical Tertiary
Gold Primary
Silver Tertiary
Tungsten Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -147.31544, 64.98888

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Placer
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Year of first production 1941

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Patented
Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category Mixed

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Walter E. Roman
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1976

Production statistics

  • Year 1941
    Description 52 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 1644g/mt
  • Year 1941
    Description 284 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 8981g/mt
  • Year 1942
    Description 24395 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 771440g/mt
  • Year 1942
    Description 159249 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 503500g/mt

Comments on the production information

  • USGS CRIB D002666. PROD. FROM PEARL CR. 1906-1961: 1720 OZ AU, 174 OZ AG (USBM FILES). M. S. 2077 ISSUED 1943 ON PEARL CREEK CLAIMS (PAT #1116355).

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

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