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Lower Hammond River

Past Producer in Alaska, United States with commodity Gold
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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. Workings at the site
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10208052
MAS/MILS ID 0020300110
Record type Site
Current site name Lower Hammond River

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Claim
Geographic coordinates: -150.04084, 67.4803 (WGS84)
Elevation 412
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

Wiseman B-1(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Wiseman SE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Wiseman(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 031 N 011 W 29 C NESE Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

Claim (1) -150.04084, 67.4803
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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

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Dennis Stacey
    Year 1979
  • Type Owner
    Owner Pelham Jackson
    Year 1979
  • Type Operator
    Owner Alminco
    Interest 100
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1981

Comments on the ownership information

  • OWNER ADDRESS: J.D. STACEY 5331 E. 26TH AVENUE ANCHORAGE, ALASKA 99504 TELE: (907) 337-2369 OPERATOR ADDRESS: ALMINCO 5331 E. 26TH AVENUE ANCHORAGE, ALASKA 99504 TELE: (907) 337-2369

Production statistics

  • Year 1981
    Description No Assay Available 50000 Cubic Yards Ore

Comments on the production information

  • UNREPORTED PRODUCTION DURING 1993 BY SLISCO INC (SR 48).

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ACTUAL
    Mining Method DREDGING
    Primary Material Cover SAND, GRAVEL
    Hardness of Ore SAND, GRAVEL
    Capacity 1200
    Capacity Units CU-M ORE/DAY
    Operating Days per Year 60
    Operating Shifts per Day 1
    Year of Information 1981

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Ownership

    ALASKA KARDEX 030-004

  • Ownership

    ALASKA KARDEX 030-214

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    AND E.W. HANSEN. ALASKA'S MINERAL INDUSTRY 1993. AK DIV.

  • Deposit

    GEOL. AND GEOPHYS. SURV. SPEC. REP. 48, 1994, P. 22.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 20-APR-1995 Rdc U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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