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Eldorado Big Eldorado 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. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Land status
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10208767
MAS/MILS ID 0020580051
Record type Site
Current site name Eldorado Big Eldorado Creek
Alternate or previous names Big Timber Assn., Bench Assn., Mason's Bench, Lovette Bench

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -147.71826, 64.98247 (WGS84)
Elevation 311
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

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)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Fairbanks 002 N 001 W 22 NWSESE Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -147.71826, 64.98247
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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 Patented
Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category State

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Stanley Stenberg And Others
    Interest 77
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1975
  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Luther C. Hess
    Interest 23
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1975

Comments on the production information

  • FROM 1906 THROUGH 1910, 2,580 OZ RECORDED PRODUCTION OF AU. 224 OZ AG PRODUCTION BEFORE 1920 ON BIG ELDORADO CREEK. MS 1994 ISSUED 1929 ON LOVETTE AND MASONS BENCH.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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Authoritative Alaska resources

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