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Fortyfive Pup

Past Producer in Alaska, United States with commodities Gold, Silver, Tin, Tungsten
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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. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10135707
MRDS ID A015150
MAS/MILS ID 0020600004
Record type Site
Current site name Fortyfive Pup
Alternate or previous names Fortyfive Gulch, Fortyfive Pass
Related records 10107541

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -142.0777, 64.19865 (WGS84)
Elevation 716
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Southeast Fairbanks(Census area)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

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

Eagle SW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Eagle 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 008 S 029 E 30 NENWNW Alaska

Commodities

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

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -142.0777, 64.19865
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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 1924

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Russell Hammond
    ID 5001116
    Interest 100
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1979
  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Fred J. Hapeman
    ID 5001116
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1979

Production statistics

  • Year 1924
    Description 19 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 590.96g

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Ownership

    ALASKA KARDEX 060-077

  • Ownership

    ALASKA KARDEX 060-159

  • Deposit

    B480j p. 170

  • Deposit

    B520l p. 217

  • Deposit

    B542j p. 216

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    B897C p. 185

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    TDM2 pp. 19-20, 28

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    RI4174 p. 28

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    GC16 p. 2

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    B1271G p. 28

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    B1312M p. 5

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    MF393

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    OF508 p. 73

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    BMOF98-76 p. 27

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    POWERS, J.B. BRIEF HISTORY OF THE FORTYMILE MINING DISTRICT

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    TO 1935. AK. TERR. DEPT. OF MINES MINER. REP. MR 60-2, 1935

  • Deposit

    19 PP.

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    SMITH, P.S. FINENESS OF GOLD FROM ALASKAN PLACERS. U.S.

  • Deposit

    GEOL. SURV. BULL. 910-C, 1941, PP. 198-201.

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    BUNDTZEN, T.K., C.B. GREEN, J. DEAGEN, AND C.L. DANIELS.

  • Deposit

    ALASKA'S MINERAL INDUSTRY, 1986. AK. DIV. GEOL. AND GEOPHYS

  • Deposit

    SURV. SPEC. REP. NO. 40, 1987, P. 27.

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    BUNDTZEN, T.K., C.B. GREEN, R.J. PETERSON, AND A.F. SEWARD.

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    ALASKA'S MINERAL INDUSTRY, 1987. AK. DIV. GEOL. AND GEOPHYS

  • Deposit

    SURV. SPEC. REP. NO. 41, 1988, P. 30.

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    GREEN, C.B., T.K. BUNDTZEN, R.J. PETERSON, A.F. SEWARD, J.R.

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    DEAGEN, AND J.E. BURTON. ALASKA'S MINERAL INDUSTRY, 1988.

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    AK. DIV. GEOL. AND GEOPHYS. SURV. SPEC. REP. NO. 43, 1989,

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    P. 36.

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    BUNDTZEN, T.K., R.C. SWAINBANK, J.R. DEAGEN, AND J.L. MOORE.

  • Deposit

    ALASKA'S MINERAL INDUSTRY, 1989, AK. DIV. GEOL. AND GEOPHYS

  • Deposit

    SURV. SPEC. REP. NO. 44, 1991, P. 34.

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    SWAINBANK, R.C., T.K. BUNDTZEN, AND J. WOOD. ALASKA'S

  • Deposit

    MINERAL INDUSTRY, 1990. AK. DIV. GEOL. AND GEOPHYS. SURV.

  • Deposit

    SPEC. REP. NO. 45, 1991, PP. 30-31.

  • Deposit

    BUNDTZEN, T.K., R.C. SWAINBANK, J.E. WOOD, AND A.H. CLOUGH.

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    ALASKA'S MINERAL INDUSTRY, 1991. AK. DIV. GEOL. AND GEOPHYS

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    SURV. SPEC. REP. NO. 46, 1992, PP. 33-34.

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    SWAINBANK, R.C., T.K. BUNDTZEN, A.H. CLOUGH, E.W. HANSEN,

  • Deposit

    AND M.G. NELSON. ALASKA'S MINERAL INDUSTRY, 1992. AK. DIV.

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    GEOL. AND GEOPHYS. SURV. SPEC. REP. NO. 47, 1993, P. 30.

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    BURLEIGH, R.E., AND K.G. LEAR. COMPILATION OF DATA FOR

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    PHASE 1 OF THE MINERAL RESOURCE EVALUATION OF THE BUREAU OF

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    LAND MANAGEMENT BLACK RIVER AND FORTYMILE RIVER SUBUNITS.

  • Deposit

    BUMINES OFR 48-94, 1994, 116 PP.

  • Deposit

    BUNDTZEN, T.K., R.C. SWAINBANK, A.H. CLOUGH, M.W. HENNING,

  • Deposit

    AND E.W. HANSEN. ALASKA'S MINERAL INDUSTRY 1993. AK DIV.

  • Deposit

    GEOL. AND GEOPHYS. SURV. SPEC. REP. 48, 1994, P. 29.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MSHA MID 5000282 USGS CRIB D002688 PRODUCTION PRIOR TO 1971: 477 OZ AU, 44 OZ AG (USBM AFOC FILES). HAMMOND AND CREW USING DOZER AND SLUICE. HAPEMAN ALSO SLUICING (CARNES, 1975). WORKED 18,00 SQ.FT. (1,675 SQ.M.) BEDROCK IN 2 CUTS (SR 48).

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 28-APR-1995 Dwb U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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Authoritative Alaska resources

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