| 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 |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -166.17005, 65.12988 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 15 |
| Location accuracy | 500(meters) |
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)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| United States | Alaska |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kateel River | 004 S | 037 W | 24 | NWSWNE | Alaska |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Mercury | Tertiary |
| Ore Body (1) | -166.17005, 65.12988 |
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| Operation type | Placer |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1915 |
| Type of mineral rights | Located Claim |
|---|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Unknown |
| Year | 1915 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 534 Troy Ounces Gold | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1917 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 76 Troy Ounces Gold | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1917 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 8 Troy Ounces Silver | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1918 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 1 Troy Ounces Silver | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1918 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 11 Troy Ounces Gold | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1921 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 500 Yards Processed. 48 Troy Ounces Gold | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1922 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 200 Yards Processed. 15 Troy Ounces Gold | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1923 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 210 Yards Processed. 12 Troy Ounces Gold | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1924 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 10 Troy Ounces Gold | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1926 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 2 Troy Ounces Gold | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1941 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 611 Troy Ounces Gold | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1942 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 42 Troy Ounces Silver | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1942 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 446 Troy Ounces Gold | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1943 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 96 Troy Ounces Gold | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1943 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 9 Troy Ounces Silver | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1945 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 127 Troy Ounces Gold | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1945 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 13 Troy Ounces Silver | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1946 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 71 Troy Ounces Silver | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1946 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 40,000 Yards Processed. 723 Troy Ounces Gold | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1947 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 37 Troy Ounces Silver | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1947 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 301 Troy Ounces Gold | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1948 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 8 Troy Ounces Silver | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1948 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 15,000 Yards Processed. 80 Troy Ounces Gold | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1949 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 5 Troy Ounces Silver | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1949 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 44 Troy Ounces Gold | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1958 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 1 Troy Ounces Silver | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1958 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 520 Yards Processed. 8 Troy Ounces Gold | ||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0020430028 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | A016075 | MAS references MRDS |
B225 p. 54
B263 p. 209
B284n p. 139
B328 pp. 273, 275-279
B345m p. 229
B379p pp. 298-299
B662q p. 455
B712h p. 189
B783a p. 17
B797a p. 27
B810a p. 36
B813a pp. 42-43
B824a p. 48
B836a p. 49
B844A p. 50
B857A p. 47
B864A p. 52
B868A p. 54
B880A pp. 56-57, 62
B897A pp. 64, 71
B910A pp. 71, 77
B917A p. 69
B926A pp. 65, 71
B933A pp. 63, 68
TDM5R pp. 43-44
OF377
| 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 |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 23-MAY-1991 | Dwb | 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.