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Lower Hope Creek

Past Producer in Alaska, United States with commodity Gold
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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 10136291
MAS/MILS ID 0020500272
Record type Site
Current site name Lower Hope Creek
Alternate or previous names Hoope Association, Goode Hope, Hope Association 1, Hope Bench Association 1-8

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Claim
Geographic coordinates: -146.32376, 65.40391 (WGS84)
Elevation 646
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Fairbanks North Star(Borough)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Circle B-5(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Circle SW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Circle(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 007 N 007 E 28 SENENW Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

Claim (1) -146.32376, 65.40391
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Placer
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Year of first production 1934

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Wanda Moyer
    ID 5001143
    Year 1979
  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Trinity Mining Co.
    ID 5001143
    Year 1979
  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Wanda Iorio
    ID 5001143
    Year 1979
  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Leodore Goulet
    ID 5001143
    Year 1979
  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner June Goulet
    ID 5001143
    Year 1979
  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Gullycat Enterprises
    ID 5001143
    Year 1983

Production statistics

  • Year 1934
    Description 83 Yards Processed. 4 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 124.41g
  • Year 1935
    Description 2 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 62.2g
  • Year 1945
    Description 1 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 31.1g
  • Year 1945
    Description 6 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 186.62g

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 26-SEP-1986 Sbh U.S. Bureau of Mines

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