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Wattamuse Creek

Past Producer in Alaska, United States with commodities Gold, Silver
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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. Materials information
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mineral rights holdings
  12. Land status
  13. Production statistics
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10185504
MRDS ID A010311
MAS/MILS ID 0021010003
Record type Site
Current site name Wattamuse Creek
Alternate or previous names Edward W. Ahrens, E. H. Bench, E. H. Bench No. 2, J. B. Bench, J. B. Bench No. 2, Evelyn Erickson, Nos. 13-14 Above Discovery, James Heverling, J. H. Bench, J. H. Bench No. 2, Joe Jean's Fraction, Discovery Mining Company, Discovery, Nos. 1-3 Above, Nos. 1-2 Below, Ryan & Wickert, Bristol Bay Mining Company, New York Alaska Gold Dredging Corp., John S. Ketcham, J. K. Bench, J. K. Bench No. 2, Nos. 3-14 Above Discovery, Fraction Between Nos. 4 & 5, Wattamuse Mining Company, Watermuse Creek, Clyde Huffmon, Mcdowell Creek Nos. 1-4, Discovery No. 1-18, Watermouse Creek, James A. Bystedt
Related records 10000268

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Claim
Geographic coordinates: -161.26551, 59.33617 (WGS84)
Elevation 145
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Bethel(Census area)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Goodnews Bay B-7(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Goodnews Bay(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Goodnews Bay(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Kuskokwim Delta(hydrologic unit)

Lower Kuskokwim River(hydrologic accounting unit)

Southwest(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Calista Corporation(ANCSA Region)

ANCSA Region NTVPIC(Type of land area)

NTVPIC(Federal land areas administered by NTVPIC)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Seward 010 S 071 W 05 C SESE Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Unknown
Silver Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Claim (1) -161.26551, 59.33617
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 2M
    Length 4828M
    Width 76M
    Field Value
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 PLACER
    Shape of Orebody #1 IRREGULAR
    Primary mode of Origin SEDIMENTATION
    Primary Ore Control BEDDING
    Date of Last Modification 890725

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Placer
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1915
Year of first production 1919

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Production statistics

  • Year 1919
    Description 3,983 Yards Processed. 968 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 30108.16g
  • Year 1919
    Description 158 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 4914.34g
  • Year 1921
    Description 4,600 Yards Processed. 12 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 373.24g
  • Year 1922
    Description 7,000 Yards Processed. 435 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 13530.01g
  • Year 1923
    Description 2,000 Yards Processed. 281 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 8740.07g
  • Year 1924
    Description 666 Yards Processed. 521 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 16204.91g
  • Year 1925
    Description 298 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 9268.83g
  • Year 1927
    Description 86 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 2674.89g
  • Year 1932
    Description 178 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 5536.41g
  • Year 1934
    Description 11 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 342.13g
  • Year 1934
    Description 38 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 1181.93g
  • Year 1935
    Description 53 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 1648.48g
  • Year 1941
    Description 4067 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 126497.85g
  • Year 1941
    Description 1098 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 34151.62g
  • Year 1946
    Description 65,212 Yards Processed. 2713 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 84383.74g
  • Year 1946
    Description 657 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 20434.98g
  • Year 1953
    Description 135 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 4198.96g
  • Year 1953
    Description 31,000 Yards Processed. 562 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 17480.15g
  • Year 1954
    Description 530 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 16484.84g
  • Year 1954
    Description 129 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 4012.34g
  • Year 1962
    Description 1 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 31.1g
  • Year 1962
    Description 3 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 93.31g
  • Year 1963
    Description 1 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 31.1g
  • Year 1963
    Description 3 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 93.31g

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Hand operations occured until 1938 at which time a dredge was installed. Draglines were also used.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 25-JUL-1989 Sbh U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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