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Willow Creek

Past Producer in Alaska, United States with commodities Gold, 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. Production statistics
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10136346
MRDS ID A012970
MAS/MILS ID 0020520085
Record type Site
Current site name Willow Creek
Related records 10002106

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Claim
Geographic coordinates: -165.68248, 64.59368 (WGS84)
Elevation 45
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 C-2(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 010 S 035 W 28 Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Tin Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Claim (1) -165.68248, 64.59368
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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 1916

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Patented

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Production statistics

  • Year 1916
    Description 550 Yards Processed. 30 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 933.1g
  • Year 1917
    Description 5 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 155.51g
  • Year 1917
    Description 324 Yards Processed. 44 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 1368.55g
  • Year 1930
    Description 2 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 62.2g

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit M.S. 1308 (PAT. NO. 946762) M.S. 1866 (PAT. NO. 1053620)

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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

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Authoritative Alaska resources

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