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Solomon River

Past Producer in Alaska, United States with commodity Gold
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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. Production statistics
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10208768
MRDS ID A003353
MAS/MILS ID 0020530232
Record type Site
Current site name Solomon River
Alternate or previous names Guobge M. Phillips, David T. Lane, Juniper, Hattie Quigley, Elva Waite, W. W. Laws, Solomon Mining Company, Ms 1171, Gypsie Bench MS 1135, Lee Brothers Dredging, Solomon Discovery, Flor De Lis, Rainy Day, Quartz 2 Above, Allen Bench, St Michaels Bench, Ms 705, Charles Kimball, Morris Waite, Charles Glass, Grace Glass, John C. Slagle, Western Alaska Mining, Robert Workman, Wallace Bohall, Ms 1135, Solomon River 5 Below MS 1135, Alice Bench MS 1135, Surprise Bench MS 1171, Solomon River 4 Below MS 1171, Solomon Dredging Company, Edwin Walter Quigley, Quartz Creek, Trilby Creek, Solomon Nos. 1-2 Below, Dredge, Everett Bench, June, Rocky, Wonder Bench, Sullivan Bench, May Bench, Hultberg Claim, O'Donnel Bench, Jones Bench, Boston Bench, Three Friends Mining Company

Comments on the site names

  • MS 706, MINNIE FRACTION, MAYDAY GROUP, SILVERTSEN, JOHNSON MINING COMPANY, SEWARD DREDGING COMPANY; NOME, MONTANA, NEW MEXICO COMPANY; FLODIN GOLD MINING, W. W. ESTERBROOK, NEWBERG AND FLOWER, SCOTT, NEWBERG, ESQUIMO DREDGING COMPANY, LOMEN REINDEER AND TRADING, FLOWER DREDGE, ESKIMO GOLD DREDGE, SOLOMON VALLEY DREDGING COMPANY, O. W. FLOWERS, CHARLES ANDERSON, O. J. LAMOUNTAIN, MCCARTHY, J. J. KEENAN, NEILSON MINING COMPANY, EDDY BENCH RIGHT LIMIT, JEANETTE RIGHT LIMIT, ALICE BENCH, ARIAN BENCH, AIRES BENCH, ATLAS BENCH, ARGO BENCH, AJAX BENCH, BURLINGAME BENCH, BERKELEY BENCH, HANDY BENCH, SCRIPPS BENCH, OAKLAND BENCH, MARIE BENCH, THETA BENCH, OCTOBER BENCH, OCTOBER BETA BENCH, URSA MAJOR BENCH, URSA MINOR BENCH, GYPSY BENCH RIGHT LIMIT, BAINBRIDGE BENCH, BALDWIN NOS. 1-4, CASSIOPEIA RIGHT LIMIT, COLLEGE BENCH, DELTA BENCH, DOVER SPIKE BENCH, ENOCH ARDEN BENCH, FRISCO BENCH, FRISCO BENCH 2 TEIR. USGS CRIB D002601.

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Claim
Geographic coordinates: -164.30887, 64.67151 (WGS84)
Elevation 43
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Nome(Census area)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Solomon C-5(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Solomon NW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Solomon(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Nome(hydrologic unit)

Norton Sound(hydrologic accounting unit)

Northwest(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Solomon Native Corporation(ANCSA Village)

ANCSA Village 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
Kateel River 009 S 028 W 32 NWNENE Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

Claim (1) -164.30887, 64.67151
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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 BLM Administrative Area

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Dave Hopkins
    ID 5000293
    Year 1981
  • Type Operator
    Owner W. W. Laws
    ID 5000293
    Year 1981

Production statistics

  • Year 1906
    Description Production Reported 1935 Troy Ounces Gold
  • Year 1915
    Description 480,000 Yards Processed. 12935 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 402323.52g
  • Year 1916
    Description 281,045 Yards Processed. 4779 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 148643.53g
  • Year 1917
    Description 98 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 3048.14g
  • Year 1917
    Description 20,333 Yards Processed. 879 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 27339.95g
  • Year 1918
    Description 74 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 2301.65g
  • Year 1918
    Description 32,000 Yards Processed. 681 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 21181.47g
  • Year 1919
    Description 37 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 1150.82g
  • Year 1919
    Description 315 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 9797.59g
  • Year 1920
    Description 26 Troy Ounces Silver
  • Year 1920
    Description 12,000 Yards Processed. 249 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 7744.76g
  • Year 1921
    Description 311 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 9673.18g
  • Year 1921
    Description 280,000 Yards Processed. 2954 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 91879.68g
  • Year 1922
    Description 249 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 7744.76g
  • Year 1922
    Description 231,000 Yards Processed. 2353 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 73186.49g
  • Year 1923
    Description 286 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 8895.59g
  • Year 1923
    Description 290,100 Yards Processed. 2680 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 83357.32g
  • Year 1924
    Description 165 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 5132.07g
  • Year 1924
    Description 1542 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 47961.56g
  • Year 1925
    Description 155 Troy Ounces Silver
  • Year 1925
    Description 1446 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 44975.63g
  • Year 1926
    Description 294 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 9144.42g
  • Year 1926
    Description 1656 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 51507.36g
  • Year 1927
    Description 319 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 9922.01g
  • Year 1927
    Description 69,400 Yards Processed. 2824 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 87836.23g
  • Year 1928
    Description 163 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 5069.86g
  • Year 1928
    Description 85,000 Yards Processed. 1611 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 50107.7g
  • Year 1931
    Description 170,000 Yards Processed. 486 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 15116.29g
  • Year 1932
    Description 10 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 311.03g
  • Year 1932
    Description 59,900 Yards Processed. 138 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 4292.28g
  • Year 1934
    Description 3 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 93.31g
  • Year 1934
    Description 20 Troy Ounces Gold
  • Year 1935
    Description 12 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 373.24g
  • Year 1936
    Description 851 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 26469.06g
  • Year 1941
    Description 413 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 12845.73g
  • Year 1941
    Description 4542 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 141272.01g
  • Year 1942
    Description 167 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 5194.28g
  • Year 1942
    Description 2172 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 67556.76g
  • Year 1943
    Description 139 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 4323.38g
  • Year 1943
    Description 1502 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 46717.42g
  • Year 1946
    Description 183 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 5691.93g
  • Year 1946
    Description 1802 Troy Ounces Gold
  • Year 1947
    Description 231 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 7184.9g
  • Year 1947
    Description 2376 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 73901.87g
  • Year 1949
    Description 32 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 995.31g
  • Year 1949
    Description 1,305,000 Yards Processed. 3830 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 119126.33g
  • Year 1950
    Description 226 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 7029.38g
  • Year 1950
    Description 2028 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 63077.85g
  • Year 1951
    Description 200 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 6220.69g
  • Year 1951
    Description 465,000 Yards Processed. 1876 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 58350.13g
  • Year 1952
    Description 1,000 Yards Processed. 1688 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 52502.67g
  • Year 1952
    Description 177 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 5505.31g
  • Year 1953
    Description 235 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 7309.31g
  • Year 1953
    Description 617,000 Yards Processed. 2294 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 71351.38g
  • Year 1954
    Description 304 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 9455.45g
  • Year 1954
    Description 750,000 Yards Processed. 3115 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 96887.34g
  • Year 1955
    Description 14 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 435.44g
  • Year 1955
    Description 139 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 4323.38g
  • Year 1956
    Description 26 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 808.69g
  • Year 1956
    Description 731 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 22736.64g
  • Year 1957
    Description 87 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Silver Silver 2706g
  • Year 1957
    Description 106,000 Yards Processed. 851 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 26469.06g
  • Year 1958
    Description 175 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 5443.1g
  • Year 1958
    Description 200,000 Yards Processed. 1613 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 50169.91g
  • Year 1959
    Description 72 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 2239.45g
  • Year 1959
    Description 773 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 24042.99g
  • Year 1960
    Description 146 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 4541.1g
  • Year 1960
    Description 1543 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 47992.67g
  • Year 1961
    Description 108 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 3359.17g
  • Year 1961
    Description 1138 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 35395.76g
  • Year 1962
    Description 82 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 2550.48g
  • Year 1962
    Description 175,000 Yards Processed. 839 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 26095.82g
  • Year 1963
    Description 65 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 2021.72g
  • Year 1963
    Description 60,000 Yards Processed. 667 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 20746.02g
  • Year 1965
    Description 2 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 62.2g
  • Year 1965
    Description 1,350 Yards Processed. 15 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 466.55g
  • Year 1967
    Description 1 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 31.1g
  • Year 1967
    Description 5 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 155.51g

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

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

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