| Deposit ID | 10209036 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0020600016 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Steele Creek |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -141.28598, 64.27057 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 518 |
| Location accuracy | 500(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Southeast Fairbanks(Census area)
Alaska(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Eagle B-1(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)
Eagle SE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Eagle(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Alaska(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Fortymile River WSR(Wild and Scenic River)
Wild and Scenic River BLM(Type of land area)
BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| United States | Alaska |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairbanks | 007 S | 033 E | 31 | NWNWNW | Alaska |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Operation type | Placer |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Type of mineral rights | Located Claim |
|---|
| Ownership category | Federal |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Thurneau, Neil |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Alaska |
| Year | 1977 |
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Ray Mining Co.-Bill And Tokiko Ray |
| Year | 1981 |
| Year | 1924 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | Production Reported 9 Troy Ounces Gold | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1927 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 2 Troy Ounces Gold | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1928 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 1 Troy Ounces Gold | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1946 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 1 Troy Ounces Silver | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1946 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 4 Troy Ounces Gold | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1947 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 1 Troy Ounces Silver | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1947 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 6 Troy Ounces Gold | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1948 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 1 Troy Ounces Silver | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1948 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 3 Troy Ounces Gold | ||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0020600016 |
BMOF98-76 pp. 27-31
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THURNEAU WORKED STEELE CREEK IN 1975 (CARNES-1975). PRODUCTION PRIOR TO 1949: 13 OZ. OF GOLD, AND 13 OZ. OF SILVER (USBM AFOC FILES). |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 12-FEB-88 | Hall | 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.