Fox Creek

Past Producer in Alaska, United States with commodities Gold, Silver, Tin
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. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10208831
MRDS ID A015134
MAS/MILS ID 0020600001
Record type Site
Current site name Fox Creek
Related records 10002692

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -141.56106, 64.94368 (WGS84)
Elevation 427
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Southeast Fairbanks(Census area)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Eagle D-2(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Eagle NE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Eagle(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 001 N 030 E 01 SESWNW Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Tertiary
Tin Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -141.56106, 64.94368

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Placer
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Year of first production 1923

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Christine Bledsoe
    Interest 100
    Year 1976

Production statistics

  • Year 1923
    Description 1 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 31.1g
  • Year 1923
    Description 200 Yards Processed. 16 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 497.65g
  • Year 1924
    Description 120 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 3732.41g
  • Year 1926
    Description 5 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 155.51g
  • Year 1929
    Description Troy Ounces Gold
  • Year 1934
    Description 7 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 217.72g
  • Year 1934
    Description 1,400 Yards Processed. 38 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 1181.93g
  • Year 1935
    Description 4 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 124.41g
  • Year 1936
    Description 48 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 1492.96g
  • Year 1945
    Description 4 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 124.41g
  • Year 1947
    Description 1,863 Yards Processed. 4 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 124.41g
  • Year 1948
    Description 3 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 93.31g
  • Year 1948
    Description 2,000 Yards Processed. 26 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 808.69g

Comments on the production information

  • PRODUCTION PRIOR TO 1949: 146 OZ AU, 6 OZ AG (USBM AFOC FILES).

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Ownership

    ALASKA KARDEX 060-100

  • Ownership

    ALASKA KARDEX 060-217

  • Ownership

    ALASKA KARDEX 060-283

  • Ownership

    ALASKA KARDEX 060-315

  • Deposit

    B520l p. 218

  • Deposit

    B542j p. 219

  • Deposit

    B622c p. 64

  • Deposit

    B642c p. 63

  • Deposit

    B783a p. 14

  • Deposit

    B797a p. 23

  • Deposit

    B824a p. 39

  • Deposit

    B868A p. 44

  • Deposit

    B897A p. 55

  • Deposit

    B897C pp. 191, 198-199

  • Deposit

    B917A p. 56

  • Deposit

    B926A p. 54

  • Deposit

    B917D pp. 246-250, 254

  • Deposit

    TDM1 p. 32

  • Deposit

    B1315 pp. 10-11

  • Deposit

    MF393

  • Deposit

    OF508 p. 69

  • Deposit

    ROEHM, J.C. REPORTED PLACER OPERATIONS AND MINING ACTIVITY

  • Deposit

    IN THE EAGLE PRECINCT, ALASKA. AK. TERR. DEPT OF MINES

  • Deposit

    INVEST. REP. IR 60-2, 1949, 2 PP.

  • Deposit

    SMITH, P.S. FINENESS OF GOLD FROM ALASKAN PLACERS. U.S.

  • Deposit

    GEOL. SURV. BULL. 910-C, 1941, PP. 198-201.

  • Deposit

    BURLIEGH, R.E., AND K.G. LEAR. COMPILATION OF DATA FOR

  • Deposit

    PHASE 1 OF THE MINERAL RESOURCE EVALUATION OF THE BUREAU OF

  • Deposit

    LAND MANAGEMENT BLACK RIVER AND FORTYMILE RIVER SUBUNITS.

  • Deposit

    BUMINES OFR 48-94, 1994, 116 PP.

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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

Authoritative Alaska resources

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