1. Mineral Resources
  2. Online Spatial Data
  3. Mineral Resource Data System (MRDS)

Ganes Creek

Past Producer in Alaska, United States with commodity Gold
Map
XML
JSON
KML
B
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. Materials information
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mineral rights holdings
  11. Land status
  12. Ownership information
  13. Production statistics
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10209063
MRDS ID A015017
MAS/MILS ID 0020640016
Record type Site
Current site name Ganes Creek
Alternate or previous names Chicago Fraction, Spot Fraction, Spot Assn., Spotted Fraction, Spotted Assn., Damsite Assn., Hindenberg Claim, Lookout Claim M-L, Boundless Claim M-L, Man of War, Disc. On Niggerhead Bench, 2nd Tier Bench On Niggerhead Bench, 1-2 Below 2nd Tier Bench, Snowstorm, Moonlight, Lucky Strike, Bogarus, Mosquito, Simon Placer, Oro Placer, Denero Placer, Amy Placer, Coffee Bench, Nos. 4-5 Below Disc. Assn.

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Geographic coordinates: Elevation UTM Precision Relative position Point location
Claim -156.50296, 63.00024 (WGS84) 229 10
(click for info)
-156.46963, 63.04944 (WGS84) 10 miles south to 5 miles SE of Ophir

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Yukon-Koyukuk(Census area)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Ophir A-2(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Ophir SE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Ophir(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
Kateel River 029 S 012 E 01 SW Alaska

Comments on the location information

  • USGS MF-367, LOC. 22, 23. LAT 63 DEGREES TO MOUTH OF GANES CREEK LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore

Nearby scientific data

Claim (1) Kk
ListMap
(2) -156.46963, 63.04944
ListMap

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Placer
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discoverer Thomas Ganes
Year of first production 1915

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Magnuson Mining Co.
    Interest 100
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1993
    Last year 1993
  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Doug Clark
    Interest 100
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1993
    First year 1993

Production statistics

  • Year 1915
    Description 17,289 Yards Processed. 464 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 14432.01g
  • Year 1916
    Description 4,270 Yards Processed. 224 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 6967.17g
  • Year 1917
    Description 85 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 2643.79g
  • Year 1917
    Description 5,517 Yards Processed. 805 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 25038.3g
  • Year 1918
    Description 68 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 2115.03g
  • Year 1918
    Description 371 Yards Processed. 647 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 20123.95g
  • Year 1919
    Description 577 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 17946.7g
  • Year 1919
    Description 22,428 Yards Processed. 5878 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 182826.26g
  • Year 1920
    Description 14,112 Yards Processed. 53 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 1648.48g
  • Year 1921
    Description 7,500 Yards Processed. 435 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 13530.01g
  • Year 1922
    Description 2,611 Yards Processed. 115 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 3576.9g
  • Year 1923
    Description 191 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 5940.76g
  • Year 1923
    Description 60,500 Yards Processed. 1840 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 57230.4g
  • Year 1924
    Description 496 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 15427.32g
  • Year 1924
    Description 22,500 Yards Processed. 4735 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 147274.98g
  • Year 1925
    Description 326 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 10139.73g
  • Year 1925
    Description 107,200 Yards Processed. 1702 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 52938.12g
  • Year 1926
    Description 278,522 Yards Processed. 5173 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 160898.3g
  • Year 1927
    Description 3499 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 108831.08g
  • Year 1928
    Description 184 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 5723.04g
  • Year 1928
    Description 65,000 Yards Processed. 879 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 27339.95g
  • Year 1931
    Description 1515 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 47121.77g
  • Year 1934
    Description 195 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 6065.17g
  • Year 1934
    Description 150,500 Yards Processed. 3923 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 122018.95g
  • Year 1935
    Description 949 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 29517.2g
  • Year 1936
    Description 370 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 11508.28g
  • Year 1936
    Description 210,000 Yards Processed. 2628 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 81739.94g
  • Year 1937
    Description 485 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 15085.18g
  • Year 1937
    Description 60,000 Yards Processed. 4197 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 130541.3g
  • Year 1941
    Description 410 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 12752.42g
  • Year 1941
    Description 3180 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 98909.06g
  • Year 1942
    Description 436 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 13561.11g
  • Year 1942
    Description 2706 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 84166.01g
  • Year 1945
    Description 2 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 62.2g
  • Year 1945
    Description 15 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 466.55g
  • Year 1946
    Description 105 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 3265.86g
  • Year 1946
    Description 724 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 22518.92g
  • Year 1947
    Description 49 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 1524.07g
  • Year 1947
    Description 346 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 10761.8g
  • Year 1950
    Description 316,466 Yards Processed. 6283 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 195423.17g
  • Year 1950
    Description 981 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 30512.51g
  • Year 1951
    Description 391 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 12161.46g
  • Year 1951
    Description 297,000 Yards Processed. 2662 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 82797.46g
  • Year 1953
    Description 261 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 8118g
  • Year 1953
    Description 315,321 Yards Processed. 1818 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 56546.12g
  • Year 1954
    Description 12 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 373.24g
  • Year 1954
    Description 370,000 Yards Processed. 2452 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 76265.73g
  • Year 1956
    Description 125 Yards Processed. 6 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 186.62g
  • Year 1957
    Description 34,450 Yards Processed. 223 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 6936.07g
  • Year 1957
    Description 28 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 870.89g
  • Year 1958
    Description 42 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 1306.34g
  • Year 1958
    Description 91,300 Yards Processed. 379 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 11788.21g
  • Year 1959
    Description 33 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 1026.41g
  • Year 1959
    Description 288 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 8957.8g
  • Year 1960
    Description 5 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 155.51g
  • Year 1960
    Description 50 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 1555.17g
  • Year 1961
    Description 25 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 777.58g
  • Year 1961
    Description 8,924 Yards Processed. 197 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 6127.38g
  • Year 1962
    Description 21 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 653.17g
  • Year 1962
    Description 167 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 5194.28g
  • Year 1963
    Description 62 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 1928.41g
  • Year 1963
    Description 26,804 Yards Processed. 467 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 14525.32g
  • Year 1964
    Description 45 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 1399.65g
  • Year 1964
    Description 19,376 Yards Processed. 327 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 10170.83g
  • Year 1965
    Description 2 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 62.2g
  • Year 1965
    Description 552 Yards Processed. 12 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 373.24g
  • Year 1968
    Description 800 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 24882.78g
  • Year 1969
    Description 83 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 2581.58g
  • Year 1969
    Description 31,213 Yards Processed. 637 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 19812.91g

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Ownership

    ALASKA KARDEX 064-005

  • Ownership

    ALASKA KARDEX 064-017

  • Ownership

    ALASKA KARDEX 064-025

  • Ownership

    ALASKA KARDEX 064-027

  • Ownership

    ALASKA KARDEX 064-039

  • Ownership

    ALASKA KARDEX 064-040

  • Deposit

    B345c p. 48

  • Deposit

    B379o pp. 238-239, 258-263, 265-266

  • Deposit

    B410 pp. 21-23, 64, 67-72, 74

  • Deposit

    B442a p. 45

  • Deposit

    B480m pp. 236, 246-247

  • Deposit

    B520c p. 40

  • Deposit

    B542m pp. 296-299

  • Deposit

    B578 pp. 35, 37-38, 40

  • Deposit

    B592d p. 70

  • Deposit

    B622c p. 62

  • Deposit

    B642c p. 65

  • Deposit

    B642l pp. 249-251, 265

  • Deposit

    BMB142 p. 25

  • Deposit

    BMB153 p. 54

  • Deposit

    B662b p. 58

  • Deposit

    B692b p. 38

  • Deposit

    B714b p. 92

  • Deposit

    B722a p. 55

  • Deposit

    MR195-6 p. 47

  • Deposit

    B739a p. 39

  • Deposit

    B754 pp. 105-106

  • Deposit

    B755a pp. 43-44

  • Deposit

    B773a p. 27

  • Deposit

    B783a p. 18

  • Deposit

    MR56-1 p. 2

  • Deposit

    MR64-1 pp. 11-13

  • Deposit

    B792a p. 25

  • Deposit

    B797a pp. 20, 30

  • Deposit

    B810a pp. 26, 40

  • Deposit

    B813a pp. 30-31

  • Deposit

    B824a pp. 35, 52

  • Deposit

    B836a pp. 35, 54

  • Deposit

    B844A pp. 35, 54

  • Deposit

    B857A pp. 37, 57

  • Deposit

    B864C pp. 184-188

  • Deposit

    B868A pp. 38, 59

  • Deposit

    B880A pp. 41, 61

  • Deposit

    IR JCR 370901 p. 3

  • Deposit

    B897A pp. 50, 71

  • Deposit

    IR JCR 380901 p. 3

  • Deposit

    B910A pp. 51, 76

  • Deposit

    B917A pp. 49, 75

  • Deposit

    IR JCR 390810 p. 6

  • Deposit

    IR JCR 400819 p. 7

  • Deposit

    B926A pp. 45, 71

  • Deposit

    B933A pp. 41, 68

  • Deposit

    MR194-13 p. 3

  • Deposit

    PE64-1

  • Deposit

    IR RHS 6005 pp. 1-3

  • Deposit

    P610 p. 28

  • Deposit

    USGS MF-367 (A-1), LOC. 22, 23

  • Deposit

    OF508 pp. 81-82

  • Deposit

    OF76-576 pp. 71-72

  • Deposit

    AMR 81-82

  • Deposit

    BUNDTZEN, T.K., R.C. SWAINBANK, A.H. CLOUGH, M.W. HENNING, AND E.W. HANSEN. ALASKA'S MINERAL INDUSTRY 1993. AK DIV.GEOL. AND GEOPHYS. SURV. SPEC. REP. 48, 1994, P. 33.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
General Doug Causey - combined data from duplicate record DEP_ID 10101006
Deposit See Ganes Creek, Iditarod Quadrangles

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 28-APR-1995 Neb-Mirl U.S. Bureau of Mines
Reporter 01-MAR-1987 Powers, M.T. (Huber, D.F.) U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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

Maps centered on this site

Authoritative Alaska resources

These are landing pages for further research — the state agencies don't currently expose per-mine deep links.