Dry Creek

Past Producer in Alaska, United States with commodities Gold, Silver
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. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10208934
MAS/MILS ID 0020520010
Record type Site
Current site name Dry Creek
Alternate or previous names Dredge No. 5

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Claim
Geographic coordinates: -165.36437, 64.53898 (WGS84)
Elevation 55
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

Nome C-1(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Solomon NW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Nome(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Nome(hydrologic unit)

Norton Sound(hydrologic accounting unit)

Northwest(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Sitnasuak 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 011 S 033 W 18 SESESW Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Claim (1) -165.36437, 64.53898

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Processing Plant
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1898
Year of first production 1941

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Patented

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Alaska Gold Co.
    ID 5000328
    Interest 100
    Home office Utah
    Year 1987
  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Alaska Gold Co.
    ID 5000328
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1983

Comments on the ownership information

  • OWNER ADDRESS: ALASKA GOLD COMPANY 19TH FLOOR UNIVERSITY CLUB BUILDING 136 EAST SOUTH TEMPLE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH 84111 OWNER ADDRESS: ALASKA GOLD COMPANY NOME CENTER BUILDING P.O. BOX 640 NOME, ALASKA 99762 TELE: (907) 443-5272

Production statistics

  • Year 1975
    Description Gold Recovered From 740391 Cubic Yards 7791 Troy Ounces Commodity
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 242327.22g

Comments on the production information

  • DREDGE IDLE 1942-1946 & 1962-1974 DREDGE PRODUCTION RESUMED 1975 IN 1924 USSR&M PURCHASED ASSETS FROM HAMMON CONSOLIDATED

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    B755a p. 48

  • Deposit

    AC&O 7410 p. 8

  • Deposit

    NOME NUGGET 760203

  • Deposit

    AC&O 7606 p. 42

  • Deposit

    AC&O 7705 pp. 36-42

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DREDGE CONSTRUCTED IN 1941 BY YUBA DREDGE COMPANY. DREDGE STATISTICS: TONNAGE: DRY-3499ST WORKING-3600ST HULL: L=210FT W=72FT D=22FT DRAFT= 8FT......OVERALL LENGTH= 535FT BUCKETS: 135 EA @ 10 CU-FT/BUCKET...WT/BUCKET= 3600 LB LADDER: DIGGING DEPTH= 92 FT CAPACITY:10000 CU-FT/24 HR

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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

Current status (per MSHA)

StatusAbandoned since 12/09/1985
MSHA mine ID5000328
Mine name (MSHA)Dredge No 5
Current operatorAlaska Gold Company
Current controller (parent)NVF Company
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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Authoritative Alaska resources

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