| Deposit ID | 10185414 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | A015161 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0020600007 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Fortymile River |
| Alternate or previous names | Discovery Creek, Smith Creek |
| Related records | 10002716 |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -141.08187, 64.26917 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 366 |
| Location accuracy | 500(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Southeast Fairbanks(Census area)
Alaska(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Eagle B-1(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)
Eagle SE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Eagle(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Alaska(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Fortymile River WSR(Wild and Scenic River)
Wild and Scenic River BLM(Type of land area)
BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| United States | Alaska |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairbanks | 007 S | 034 E | 31 | SWNENW | Alaska |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Ore Body (1) | -141.08187, 64.26917 |
|---|
| Operation type | Placer |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1919 |
| Type of mineral rights | Located Claim |
|---|
| Ownership category | Federal |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | John Aho And Laura Sabottke - Leased To: Teddy R. Owen |
| Interest | 82 |
| Home office | Alaska |
| Year | 1977 |
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | John Aho And Eli Hendrickson |
| Interest | 18 |
| Home office | Alaska |
| Year | 1977 |
| Year | 1919 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 18 Troy Ounces Silver | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Year | 1919 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 1,065 Yards Processed. 95 Troy Ounces Gold | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Year | 1934 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 5 Troy Ounces Silver | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Year | 1934 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 192 Yards Processed. 24 Troy Ounces Gold | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Year | 1943 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 16 Troy Ounces Gold | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Year | 1943 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 3 Troy Ounces Silver | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Year | 1945 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 1 Troy Ounces Silver | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Year | 1945 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 6 Troy Ounces Gold | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Year | 1946 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 4 Troy Ounces Silver | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Year | 1946 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 1,200 Yards Processed. 18 Troy Ounces Gold | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Year | 1947 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 16 Troy Ounces Silver | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Year | 1947 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 20,000 Yards Processed. 93 Troy Ounces Gold | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Year | 1948 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 4 Troy Ounces Silver | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Year | 1948 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 5,000 Yards Processed. 32 Troy Ounces Gold | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0020600007 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | A015161 | MAS references MRDS |
B375 p. 43
B857A p. 37
B897C pp. 186-188
BMOF98-76 p. 27
POWERS, J.B. BRIEF HISTORY OF THE FORTYMILE MINING DISTRICT
TO 1935. AK. TERR. DERP. OF MINES MINER. REP. MR 60-2, 1935
19 PP.
BROOKS, A.H., AND OTHERS. REPORT ON PROGRESS OF INVESTIGAT-
IONS OF MINERAL RESOURCES OF ALASKA IN 1907. U.S. GEOL.
SURV. BULL. 345, 1908, PP. 187-197.
GREEN, C.B., T.K. BUNDTZEN, R.J. PETERSON, A.F. SEWARD, J.R.
DEAGEN, AND J.E. BURTON. ALASKA'S MINERAL INDUSTRY, 1988.
AK. DIV. GEOL. AND GEOPHYS. SURV. SPEC. REP. NO. 43, 1989,
P. 36.
BUNDTZEN, T.K., R.C. SWAINBANK, J.R. DEAGEN, AND J.L. MOORE.
ALASKA'S MINERAL INDUSTRY, 1989. AK. DIV. GEOL. AND GEOPHYS
SURV. SPEC. REP. NO. 44, 1990, P. 34.
SWAINBANK, R.C., T.K. BUNDTZEN, A.H. CLOUGH, E.W. HANSEN,
AND M.G. NELSON. ALASKA'S MINERAL INDUSTRY, 1992. AK. DIV.
GEOL. AND GEOPHYS. SURV. SPEC. REP. NO. 47, 1993, P. 30.
SPURR, J.E. GEOLOGY OF THE YUKON GOLD DISTRICT, ALASKA.
U.S. GEOL. SURV. 18TH ANNU. REP. PT. III, 1898, PP. 252-253.
BURLEIGH, R.E., AND K.G. LEAR. COMPILATION OF DATA FOR
PHASE 1 OF THE MINERAL RESOURCE EVALUATION OF THE BUREAU OF
LAND MANAGEMENT BLACK RIVER AND FORTYMILE RIVER SUBUNITS.
BUMINES OFR 48-94, 1994, 116 PP.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | USGS CRIB A000989 USGS CRIB D002691 DISCOVERY BAR AT CONFLUENCE OF DISCOVERY CR. AND FORTYMILE RIVER IS REPORTED TO HAVE YIELDED $80,000. THE BAR OPPOSITE SMITH (DAVIS) CR. REPORTEDLY PRODUCED APPROX. $500,000. IN THE EARLY MINING DAYS (1887-1909)(B375). |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 12-FEB-1988 | Hall | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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