Wolf Creek Trib Middle Fork Chena

Past Producer in Alaska, United States with commodity Gold
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 10160381
MAS/MILS ID 0020500192
Record type Site
Current site name Wolf Creek Trib Middle Fork Chena
Alternate or previous names Wolf Creek, Holly I, Wolf Association, Amber I

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Claim
Geographic coordinates: -145.32789, 65.03302 (WGS84)
Elevation 472
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 A-3(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Circle SE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Circle 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 002 N 012 E 04 SWNENW Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

Claim (1) -145.32789, 65.03302

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 1915

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Northwest Mining Co.
    Year 1979

Production statistics

  • Year 1915
    Description 3,224 Yards Processed. 1418 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 44104.73g
  • Year 1916
    Description 1,073 Yards Processed. 149 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 4634.41g
  • Year 1917
    Description 170 Yards Processed. 140 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 4354.48g
  • Year 1917
    Description 20 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 622.06g
  • Year 1918
    Description 23 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 715.38g
  • Year 1918
    Description 444 Yards Processed. 123 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 3825.72g
  • Year 1919
    Description 572 Yards Processed. 89 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 2768.2g
  • Year 1919
    Description 15 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 466.55g
  • Year 1920
    Description 2,882 Yards Processed. 140 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 4354.48g
  • Year 1921
    Description 1,070 Yards Processed. 61 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 1897.31g
  • Year 1922
    Description 700 Yards Processed. 64 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 1990.62g
  • Year 1923
    Description 456 Yards Processed. 79 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 2457.17g
  • Year 1924
    Description 800 Yards Processed. 161 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 5007.66g
  • Year 1925
    Description 44 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 1368.55g
  • Year 1926
    Description 450 Yards Processed. 49 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 1524.07g
  • Year 1928
    Description 26 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 808.69g
  • Year 1942
    Description 1429 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 44446.87g
  • Year 1946
    Description 1315 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 40901.07g
  • Year 1946
    Description 209 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 6500.62g
  • Year 1947
    Description 883 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 27464.37g
  • Year 1947
    Description 170 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 5287.59g
  • Year 1948
    Description 405 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 12596.9g
  • Year 1948
    Description 48,000 Yards Processed. 2105 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 65472.82g
  • Year 1951
    Description 268 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 8335.73g
  • Year 1951
    Description 44,444 Yards Processed. 1488 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 46281.97g
  • Year 1952
    Description 44,444 Yards Processed. 1528 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 47526.11g
  • Year 1952
    Description 286 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 8895.59g
  • Year 1955
    Description 120 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 3732.41g
  • Year 1955
    Description 27,000 Yards Processed. 632 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 19657.39g
  • Year 1956
    Description 2735 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 85068.02g
  • Year 1956
    Description 499 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 15520.63g
  • Year 1957
    Description 103 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 3203.65g
  • Year 1957
    Description 74,800 Yards Processed. 535 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 16640.36g
  • Year 1958
    Description 37 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 1150.82g
  • Year 1958
    Description 9,000 Yards Processed. 152 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 4727.72g
  • Year 1959
    Description 88 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 2737.1g
  • Year 1959
    Description 60,000 Yards Processed. 1062 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 33031.89g
  • Year 1960
    Description 19,800 Yards Processed. 829 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 25784.78g
  • Year 1960
    Description 68 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 2115.03g
  • Year 1962
    Description 150 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 4665.52g
  • Year 1962
    Description 53,000 Yards Processed. 1433 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 44571.28g
  • Year 1964
    Description 284 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 8833.38g
  • Year 1964
    Description 71 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 2208.34g

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 18-JUL-1988 Sbh U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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