| Deposit ID | 10160118 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | A012607 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0020530074 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | West Creek |
| Alternate or previous names | John Starr, Nos. 3-6 Above Discovery, Mulligan, Franklin Okilkon, Garfield Okitkon, Edison Okitkon, Tom Tootkaylok, Nos. 7-12 |
| Related records | 10001800 |
| Point of reference | Claim |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -164.47497, 64.67651 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 76 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Nome(Census area)
Alaska(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Solomon C-5(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)
Solomon NW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Solomon(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Nome(hydrologic unit)
Norton Sound(hydrologic accounting unit)
Northwest(hydrologic subregion)
Alaska(hydrologic region)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| United States | Alaska |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kateel River | 009 S | 029 W | 28 | SWNESE | Alaska |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Claim (1) | -164.47497, 64.67651 |
|---|
| Operation type | Placer |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1945 |
| Type of mineral rights | Located Claim |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Year | 1945 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 3 Troy Ounces Silver | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1945 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 32 Troy Ounces Gold | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1946 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 36 Troy Ounces Gold | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1946 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 4 Troy Ounces Silver | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1948 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 1 Troy Ounces Silver | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1948 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 13 Troy Ounces Gold | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1949 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 2 Troy Ounces Silver | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1949 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 27 Troy Ounces Gold | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1950 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 7 Troy Ounces Silver | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1950 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 66 Troy Ounces Gold | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1960 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 3 Troy Ounces Silver | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1960 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 21 Troy Ounces Gold | ||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0020530074 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | A012607 | MAS references MRDS |
SP4 p. 101
B328 p. 226
B345m pp. 221-222, 238
B379p pp. 286, 288
B433 pp. 93, 148, 175-177
B520t p. 342
MR192-2 p. 16
B857A p. 45
B864A p. 50
B868A p. 52
OF508 pp. 51-52
B1374 p. 91
OF75-2 p. 19
OF78-181 pp. 164-165
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 25-AUG-1986 | Sbh | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
These are landing pages for further research — the state agencies don't currently expose per-mine deep links.