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Mastodon Creek

Past Producer in Alaska, United States with commodities Gold, Silver, Tin
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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 10135699
MRDS ID A012210
MAS/MILS ID 0020500005
Record type Site
Current site name Mastodon Creek
Alternate or previous names Baker Gulch, Fortytwo Gulch, Fortytwo Pup, Berry Dredging Co., J. M. Elmer, A. P. Clark, Mastodon Mining Co., August Erickson, Berry and Lamb
Related records 10001462

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -145.31123, 65.44913 (WGS84)
Elevation 838
Location accuracy 500(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

Circle B-3(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Circle SE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Circle C(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 007 N 012 E 08 S2SENE Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Tertiary
Tin Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -145.31123, 65.44913
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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 1906

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim
Type of mineral rights Patented

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Walter E. Roman And Fred Wilkinson
    ID 5001140
    Interest 9
    Year 1976
  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner John A. Anderson
    ID 5001140
    Interest 19
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1976
  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner John Green
    ID 5001140
    Interest 19
    Year 1976
  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Emery Friend And John Green
    ID 5001140
    Interest 38
    Year 1976
  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Paul Mitchell
    ID 5001140
    Interest 6
    Year 1976
  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Thomas Mckee
    ID 5001140
    Interest 9
    Year 1976

Production statistics

  • Year 1906
    Description 1279 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 39781.35g
  • Year 1915
    Description 13,300 Yards Processed. 3213 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 99935.48g
  • Year 1916
    Description 20,900 Yards Processed. 2096 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 65192.89g
  • Year 1917
    Description 79,693 Yards Processed. 2044 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 63575.51g
  • Year 1917
    Description 316 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 9828.69g
  • Year 1918
    Description 208,224 Yards Processed. 2811 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 87431.88g
  • Year 1918
    Description 592 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 18413.26g
  • Year 1919
    Description 697 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 21679.12g
  • Year 1919
    Description 111,508 Yards Processed. 3747 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 116544.74g
  • Year 1920
    Description 15,540 Yards Processed. 475 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 14774.15g
  • Year 1921
    Description 651 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 20248.36g
  • Year 1921
    Description 179,532 Yards Processed. 3150 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 97975.96g
  • Year 1922
    Description 610 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 18973.12g
  • Year 1922
    Description 201,799 Yards Processed. 4147 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 128986.13g
  • Year 1923
    Description 812 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 25256.02g
  • Year 1923
    Description 280,992 Yards Processed. 4562 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 141894.08g
  • Year 1924
    Description 153,070 Yards Processed. 2412 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 75021.59g
  • Year 1924
    Description 473 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 14711.94g
  • Year 1925
    Description 2281 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 70947.04g
  • Year 1926
    Description 21,314 Yards Processed. 5073 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 157787.95g
  • Year 1926
    Description 1714 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 53311.36g
  • Year 1927
    Description 156 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 4852.14g
  • Year 1927
    Description 38,385 Yards Processed. 1619 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 50356.53g
  • Year 1928
    Description 293 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 9113.31g
  • Year 1928
    Description 11,250 Yards Processed. 3214 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 99966.58g
  • Year 1929
    Description 539 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 16764.77g
  • Year 1929
    Description 18,444 Yards Processed. 2317 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 72066.76g
  • Year 1930
    Description 18,000 Yards Processed. 350 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 10886.21g
  • Year 1931
    Description 20,000 Yards Processed. 592 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 18413.26g
  • Year 1932
    Description 23,310 Yards Processed. 473 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 14711.94g
  • Year 1934
    Description 518 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 16111.6g
  • Year 1934
    Description 66,666 Yards Processed. 1776 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 55239.78g
  • Year 1935
    Description 1027 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 31943.27g
  • Year 1941
    Description 2139 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 66530.34g
  • Year 1941
    Description 385 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 11974.84g
  • Year 1942
    Description 1148 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 35706.79g
  • Year 1942
    Description 220 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 6842.76g
  • Year 1945
    Description 20 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 622.06g
  • Year 1945
    Description 133 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 4136.76g
  • Year 1946
    Description 50 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 1555.17g
  • Year 1946
    Description 4,000 Yards Processed. 334 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 10388.56g
  • Year 1950
    Description 5 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 155.51g
  • Year 1950
    Description 300 Yards Processed. 23 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 715.38g
  • Year 1951
    Description 38 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 1181.93g
  • Year 1951
    Description 176 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 5474.21g
  • Year 1953
    Description 195 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 6065.17g
  • Year 1953
    Description 40 Yards Processed. 881 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 27402.16g
  • Year 1954
    Description 586 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 18226.63g
  • Year 1954
    Description 50,000 Yards Processed. 2719 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 84570.36g
  • Year 1955
    Description 389 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 12099.25g
  • Year 1955
    Description 160,162 Yards Processed. 1907 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 59314.33g
  • Year 1956
    Description 242 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 7527.04g
  • Year 1956
    Description 31,000 Yards Processed. 970 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 30170.37g
  • Year 1957
    Description 281 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 8740.07g
  • Year 1957
    Description 77,200 Yards Processed. 1311 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 40776.66g
  • Year 1958
    Description 123 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 3825.72g
  • Year 1958
    Description 58,000 Yards Processed. 594 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 18475.46g
  • Year 1959
    Description 37,000 Yards Processed. 475 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 14774.15g
  • Year 1959
    Description 94 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 2923.72g
  • Year 1960
    Description 68 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 2115.03g
  • Year 1960
    Description 17,780 Yards Processed. 336 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 10450.76g
  • Year 1962
    Description 6,666 Yards Processed. 297 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 9237.73g
  • Year 1962
    Description 68 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 2115.03g

Comments on the production information

  • J. GREEN WORKED UPPER MASTODON CREEK IN 1975 (CARNES, 1975). PRODUCTION PRIOR TO 1963: 148,876 OZ AU, 25,354 OZ AG (USBM AFOC FILES).

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 02-MAY-1991 Dwb U.S. Bureau of Mines

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