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Moore Creek

Past Producer in Alaska, United States with commodities Chromium, Gold, Mercury, Silver, Tungsten
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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. Ownership information
  11. Production statistics
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10185410
MRDS ID A001396
MAS/MILS ID 0020730004
Record type Site
Current site name Moore Creek

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -157.14733, 62.60082 (WGS84)
Elevation 290
Location accuracy 500(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

Iditarod C-3(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Iditarod NE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Iditarod C(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Takotna River(hydrologic unit)

Upper Kuskokwim River(hydrologic accounting unit)

Southwest(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Seward 029 N 042 W 15 S2NWSW Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Chromium Critical Tertiary
Gold Primary
Mercury Tertiary
Silver Tertiary
Tungsten Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -157.14733, 62.60082
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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

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Donald Harris
    Interest 100
    Year 1976

Production statistics

  • Year 1916
    Description 8,888 Yards Processed. 482 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 14991.87g
  • Year 1917
    Description 95 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 2954.83g
  • Year 1917
    Description 1451 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 45131.15g
  • Year 1918
    Description 367 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 11414.97g
  • Year 1918
    Description 37,333 Yards Processed. 1213 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 37728.52g
  • Year 1919
    Description 162 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 5038.76g
  • Year 1919
    Description 22,489 Yards Processed. 545 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 16951.39g
  • Year 1920
    Description 16,666 Yards Processed. 518 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 16111.6g
  • Year 1921
    Description 2,800 Yards Processed. 746 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 23203.19g
  • Year 1922
    Description 4,000 Yards Processed. 387 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 12037.04g
  • Year 1923
    Description 7,607 Yards Processed. 602 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 18724.29g
  • Year 1924
    Description 34,444 Yards Processed. 967 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 30077.06g
  • Year 1930
    Description 109 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 3390.27g
  • Year 1930
    Description 344 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 10699.59g
  • Year 1931
    Description 435 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 13530.01g
  • Year 1935
    Description 233 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 7247.11g
  • Year 1946
    Description 223 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 6936.07g
  • Year 1946
    Description 759 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 23607.54g
  • Year 1947
    Description 361 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 11228.35g
  • Year 1947
    Description 1224 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 38070.66g
  • Year 1949
    Description 218 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 6780.55g
  • Year 1949
    Description 721 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 22425.6g
  • Year 1959
    Description 66 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 2052.82g
  • Year 1959
    Description 215 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 6687.24g
  • Year 1960
    Description 108 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 3359.17g
  • Year 1960
    Description 368 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 11446.08g
  • Year 1963
    Description 288 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 8957.8g
  • Year 1963
    Description 26,667 Yards Processed. 996 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 30979.06g
  • Year 1964
    Description 187 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 5816.35g
  • Year 1964
    Description 31,050 Yards Processed. 636 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 19781.81g
  • Year 1965
    Description 75 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 2332.76g
  • Year 1965
    Description 11,653 Yards Processed. 260 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 8086.9g
  • Year 1966
    Description 82 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 2550.48g
  • Year 1966
    Description 18,370 Yards Processed. 282 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 8771.18g

Comments on the production information

  • USGS CRIB D002702. PRODUCTION PRIOR TO 1960: 7,551 OZ AU, 1004 OZ AG (USBM AFOC FILES).

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Comments on the references

  • PERSONAL COMMUNICATIONS, TOM BUNDTZEN, ADGGS, 1984

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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