| Deposit ID | 10208935 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | A015151 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0020600026 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Buckskin Creek |
| Alternate or previous names | Virgil Anthony 1-27, Merrit 1-27 |
| Related records | 10002708 |
| Point of reference | Claim |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -141.92049, 64.20306 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 625 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Southeast Fairbanks(Census area)
Alaska(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Eagle A-2(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)
Eagle SE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Eagle(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Alaska(hydrologic region)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| United States | Alaska |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairbanks | 008 S | 029 E | 28 | NE | Alaska |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Claim (1) | -141.92049, 64.20306 |
|---|
| Operation type | Placer |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1907 |
| Type of mineral rights | Located Claim |
|---|
| Ownership category | State |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | M. And M Mining |
| Home office | Alaska |
| Year | 1985 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Lee Merritt/Raymond J. Carter/Daryl Galipeau |
| Home office | Alaska |
| Year | 1985 |
| Year | 1907 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 18 Troy Ounces Silver | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Year | 1907 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 96 Troy Ounces Gold | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Year | 1917 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 9 Troy Ounces Silver | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1917 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 61 Troy Ounces Gold | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1964 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 4 Troy Ounces Silver | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Year | 1964 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 500 Yards Processed. 6 Troy Ounces Gold | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Year | 1965 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 3 Troy Ounces Silver | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Year | 1965 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 32 Yards Processed. 5 Troy Ounces Gold | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Year | 1966 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 6 Troy Ounces Silver | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Year | 1966 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 93 Yards Processed. 9 Troy Ounces Gold | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Year | 1968 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 15 Troy Ounces Silver | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Year | 1968 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 1,300 Yards Processed. 86 Troy Ounces Gold | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0020600026 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | A015151 | MAS references MRDS |
B284l p. 126
B622c p. 63
B880A p. 43
B897C p. 185
AK MINE LICENSE-1985
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ELLSWORTH, C.E., AND G.L. PARKER. PLACER MINING IN THE
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WILLIAMS, J.A. ACTIVE MINING OPERATIONS IN THE FORTYMILE
DISTRICT OF THE FAIRBANKS PRECINCT IN 1951. AK. TERR. DEPT.
OF MINES MINER. REP. MR 60-3A, 1951, 3 PP.
BURLEIGH, R.E., AND K.G. LEAR. COMPILATION OF DATA FOR
PHASE 1 OF THE MINERAL RESOURCE EVALUATION OF THE BUREAU OF
LAND MANAGEMENT BLACK RIVER AND FORTYMILE RIVER SUBUNITS.
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| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 12-FEB-1988 | Mirl-Mjn | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
These are landing pages for further research — the state agencies don't currently expose per-mine deep links.