| Deposit ID | 10185864 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | A015328 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0020580052 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Fox Creek |
| Alternate or previous names | Fox Gulch Group, H. B. H. Enterprise Inc., First Chance Assn. 1-3, Hess, Cindy M., Old Timer, Big Muddy No. 2, George's Run Tributary Claim, Chingo's Hope |
| Related records | 10097552 |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -147.61825, 64.99497 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 326 |
| Location accuracy | 500(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Fairbanks North Star(Borough)
Alaska(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Fairbanks D-2(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)
Big Delta NW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Fairbanks(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Alaska(hydrologic region)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| United States | Alaska |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairbanks | 002 N | 001 E | 18 | C S2S2 | Alaska |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Tungsten Critical | Tertiary |
| Ore Body (1) | -147.61825, 64.99497 |
|---|
| Operation type | Placer |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1950 |
| Type of mineral rights | Patented |
|---|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Located Claim |
| Ownership category | State |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Cassiterite Placers Inc. |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Alaska |
| Year | 1993 |
| Year | 1950 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 5 Troy Ounces Gold | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Year | 1950 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 1 Troy Ounces Silver | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Year | 1954 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 3 Troy Ounces Silver | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Year | 1954 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 22 Troy Ounces Gold | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Year | 1955 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 3 Troy Ounces Silver | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Year | 1955 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 26 Troy Ounces Gold | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0020580052 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | A015328 | MAS references MRDS |
B337 pp. 39, 41
B379k pp. 191, 193
B442n p. 232
B525a pp. 105-106, 111-113
B525b p. 198
B797a p. 20
TDM2 pp. 20, 24, 28
RI4174 pp. 28-29
B1024I pp. 188, 210
BUNDTZEN, T.K., R.C. SWAINBANK, A.H. CLOUGH, M.W. HENNING,
AND E.W. HANSEN. ALASKA'S MINERAL INDUSTRY 1993. AK DIV.
GEOL. AND GEOPHYS. SURV. SPEC. REP. 48, 1994, P. 29.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 27-APR-1995 | Mirl | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
These are landing pages for further research — the state agencies don't currently expose per-mine deep links.