Tofty Gulch

Past Producer in Alaska, United States with commodities Chromium, Gold, REE, Silver, Thorium, Tin
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 10185045
MRDS ID A015201
MAS/MILS ID 0020480004
Record type Site
Current site name Tofty Gulch
Related records 10107544

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Claim
Geographic coordinates: -150.89806, 65.08291 (WGS84)
Elevation 168
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Yukon-Koyukuk(Census area)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Tanana A-2(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Tanana SE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Tanana(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 003 N 016 W 18 NESWSW Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Chromium Critical Tertiary
Gold Primary
REE Critical Tertiary
Silver Tertiary
Thorium Tertiary
Tin Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Claim (1) Kkg

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 State

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Cassiterite Placers Inc.
    ID 5000364
    Interest 100
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1986
  • Type Owner
    Owner Jack Neubauer
    ID 5000364
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1983
  • Type Operator
    Owner Cassiterite Placers, Inc.
    ID 5000364
    Year 1981

Comments on the ownership information

  • OWNER ADDRESS: JACK NEUBAUER MANLEY HOT SPRINGS, ALASKA 99756 TELE: (907) 672-3131

Production statistics

  • Year 1923
    Description 500 Yards Processed. 35 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 1088.62g
  • Year 1946
    Description 482 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 14991.87g
  • Year 1946
    Description 2165 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 67339.03g
  • Year 1948
    Description 124 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 3856.83g
  • Year 1948
    Description 544 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 16920.29g
  • Year 1952
    Description 144 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 4478.9g
  • Year 1952
    Description 61,000 Yards Processed. 731 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 22736.64g

Comments on the production information

  • PRIOR TO 1957 PROD. 19,600 LBS CASSITERITE CONC., 8,855 OZ AU, 1,376 OZ AG. TAILINGS PILES CONTAIN 0.57 G/CU-M AU, 346 G/CU-M SN IN 213,000 CU METERS OF TAILINGS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Ownership

    ALASKA KARDEX 048-078

  • Deposit

    B379b p. 56

  • Deposit

    B442n pp. 242-243

  • Deposit

    B480j p. 166

  • Deposit

    B520e p. 92

  • Deposit

    B520p p. 280

  • Deposit

    B535 pp. 32-33

  • Deposit

    B542j p. 221

  • Deposit

    B692t p. 334

  • Deposit

    B844D pp. 166, 209, 212

  • Deposit

    TDM1 p. 34

  • Deposit

    C317 p. 5

  • Deposit

    RI5373 pp. 7-8, 24-26, 55

  • Deposit

    MF371

  • Deposit

    OF508 p. 75

  • Deposit

    BMOF98-76 p. 82

  • Deposit

    BUNDTZEN, T.K., R.C. SWAINBANK, A.H. CLOUGH, M.W. HENNING,

  • Deposit

    AND E.W. HANSEN. ALASKA'S MINERAL INDUSTRY 1994. AK DIV.

  • Deposit

    GEOL. AND GEOPHYS. SURV. SPEC. REP. 48, 1994, P. 29.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 12-FEB-88 Mirl 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 09/27/1990
MSHA mine ID5000364
Mine name (MSHA)Fox Creek
Current operatorCassiterite Placers Inc
Current controller (parent)Neubauer Jack A
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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