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Emma Creek

Past Producer in Alaska, United States with commodities Gold, Silver
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  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 10112173
MRDS ID A011008
MAS/MILS ID 0020300046
Record type Site
Current site name Emma Creek
Alternate or previous names Eldorado, Monogram, Blue Moon, Wombat, Canyon, Lucky Ll, Blue Boon, Oro Grande, Kokomo
Related records 10000563

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Claim
Geographic coordinates: -150.17552, 67.32049 (WGS84)
Elevation 335
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Yukon-Koyukuk(Census area)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Wiseman B-1(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Wiseman SE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Wiseman(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Fairbanks 029 N 012 W 23 NESWSW Alaska

Comments on the location information

  • REF. POINT IS LOCATED AT CONFLUENCE OF EMMA CREEK AND MIDDLE FORK KOYUKUK RIVER. PROSPECTS OCCUR ON EMMA CREEK. 682 OZ AU, 74 OZ AG PRODUCED AS OF 1956.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Claim (1) -150.17552, 67.32049
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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

Land status

Ownership category State

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Nordine, William
    Year 1979

Production statistics

  • Year 1915
    Description 159 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 5028g/mt
  • Year 1916
    Description 600 Yards Processed. 70 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 2214g/mt
  • Year 1917
    Description 7,000 Yards Processed. 136 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 4301g/mt
  • Year 1917
    Description 19 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 601g/mt
  • Year 1918
    Description 4,590 Yards Processed. 235 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 7431g/mt
  • Year 1918
    Description 33 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 1044g/mt
  • Year 1919
    Description 11 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 348g/mt
  • Year 1919
    Description 1,600 Yards Processed. 80 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 2529g/mt
  • Year 1921
    Description 800 Yards Processed. 174 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 5502g/mt
  • Year 1922
    Description 300 Yards Processed. 67 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 2119g/mt
  • Year 1923
    Description 285 Yards Processed. 28 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 885g/mt
  • Year 1924
    Description 91 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 2878g/mt
  • Year 1928
    Description 16 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 506g/mt
  • Year 1956
    Description 17,780 Yards Processed. 306 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 9678g/mt
  • Year 1956
    Description 28 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 885g/mt

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 12-FEB-1988 Clm U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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