Bluestone River

Past Producer in Alaska, United States with commodities Gold, Mercury
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. Production statistics
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10112160
MRDS ID A016075
MAS/MILS ID 0020430028
Record type Site
Current site name Bluestone River
Alternate or previous names Gold Run, Alder Creek, Quartz Creek
Related records 10003254

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -166.17005, 65.12988 (WGS84)
Elevation 15
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Nome(Census area)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

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

Teller SE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Teller C(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Imuruk Basin(hydrologic unit)

Norton Sound(hydrologic accounting unit)

Northwest(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Teller Native Corporation(ANCSA Village)

ANCSA Village NTVPIC(Type of land area)

NTVPIC(Federal land areas administered by NTVPIC)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Kateel River 004 S 037 W 24 NWSWNE Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Mercury Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -166.17005, 65.12988

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 1915

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim
Type of mineral rights Unknown

Production statistics

  • Year 1915
    Description 534 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 16890g/mt
  • Year 1917
    Description 76 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 2403g/mt
  • Year 1917
    Description 8 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 253g/mt
  • Year 1918
    Description 1 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 32g/mt
  • Year 1918
    Description 11 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 348g/mt
  • Year 1921
    Description 500 Yards Processed. 48 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 1518g/mt
  • Year 1922
    Description 200 Yards Processed. 15 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 474g/mt
  • Year 1923
    Description 210 Yards Processed. 12 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 380g/mt
  • Year 1924
    Description 10 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 32g/mt
  • Year 1926
    Description 2 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 63g/mt
  • Year 1941
    Description 611 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 19320g/mt
  • Year 1942
    Description 42 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 1328g/mt
  • Year 1942
    Description 446 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 14100g/mt
  • Year 1943
    Description 96 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 3036g/mt
  • Year 1943
    Description 9 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 285g/mt
  • Year 1945
    Description 127 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 4016g/mt
  • Year 1945
    Description 13 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 411g/mt
  • Year 1946
    Description 71 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 2245g/mt
  • Year 1946
    Description 40,000 Yards Processed. 723 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 22860g/mt
  • Year 1947
    Description 37 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 1170g/mt
  • Year 1947
    Description 301 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 9519g/mt
  • Year 1948
    Description 8 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 253g/mt
  • Year 1948
    Description 15,000 Yards Processed. 80 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 2529g/mt
  • Year 1949
    Description 5 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 158g/mt
  • Year 1949
    Description 44 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 1391g/mt
  • Year 1958
    Description 1 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 32g/mt
  • Year 1958
    Description 520 Yards Processed. 8 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 253g/mt

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit REF. POINT LOCATION IS AT CONFLUENCE OF BLUESTONE R. & IRON CREEK. MOST PRODUCTION HAS BEEN FROM GOLD RUN AND ALDER CR. PRODUCTION APPROX $100,000 PRIOR TO 1906. MINOR PRODUCTION 1907-1934. DREDGE ON GOLD RUN IN 1935 - BARTHOLOMAE OIL CO. SIGNIFICANT PRODUCTION 1935-1940. LITTLE PROD. POST 1940. GOLD RUN PROD. 17,303 OZ AU, 2,074 OZ AG 1907-1966. BLUESTONE R. PROD. 491 OZ AU, 55 OZ AG 1907-1949. ALDER CR. PROD. 119 OZ AU, 17 OZ AG 1906-1947. QUARTZ CREEK PRODUCED 80 OZ AU, 8 OZ AG 1906-1968. USGS CRIB M045404 USGS CRIB A003617 USGS CRIB A003643 USGS CRIB A003673 USGS CRIB M045403

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 23-MAY-1991 Dwb 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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