Rocky Mountain Creek

Past Producer in Alaska, United States with commodities Gold, Tin, Tungsten
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. 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 10135733
MRDS ID A012914
MAS/MILS ID 0020520109
Record type Site
Current site name Rocky Mountain Creek
Alternate or previous names River Ass'N, Kim Ass'N, Hawk Mine, Donald H. Hale, H & S Ass'N
Related records 10097530

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Claim
Geographic coordinates: -165.20609, 64.77429 (WGS84)
Elevation 107
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

Nome D-1(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Solomon NW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Nome(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Nome(hydrologic unit)

Norton Sound(hydrologic accounting unit)

Northwest(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Kateel River 008 S 032 W 29 Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Tin Critical Tertiary
Tungsten Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Claim (1) -165.20609, 64.77429

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Placer
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Hawk Mining Co.
    ID 5001297
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1983
  • Type Operator
    Owner Hawk Mining Co.
    ID 5001297
    Year 1979

Production statistics

  • Year 1946
    Description Production Reported 177 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 5505.31g
  • Year 1946
    Description 41 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 1275.24g
  • Year 1947
    Description 42 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 1306.34g
  • Year 1947
    Description 174 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 5412g
  • Year 1948
    Description 10,000 Yards Processed. 170 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 5287.59g
  • Year 1948
    Description 41 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 1275.24g

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 17-JUL-1995 Rdc U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

Current status (per MSHA)

StatusAbandoned since 04/30/1985
MSHA mine ID5001297
Mine name (MSHA)Hawk Mine
Current operatorHawk Mining Company
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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Authoritative Alaska resources

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