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Old Glory Creek

Past Producer in Alaska, United States with commodities Gold, Silver, Tin
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  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. Ownership information
  11. Production statistics
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10209284
MRDS ID A012722
MAS/MILS ID 0020440009
Record type Site
Current site name Old Glory Creek
Alternate or previous names Nos. 1-3 Above, Vernas Hope 1-2
Related records 10001895, 10281675

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -163.0867, 65.86157 (WGS84)
Elevation 76
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Northwest Arctic(Borough)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Bendeleben D-3(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Bendeleben NE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Bendeleben C(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Goodhope-Spafarief Bay(hydrologic unit)

Northern Seward Peninsula(hydrologic accounting unit)

Northwest(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Kateel River 005 N 021 W 04 C E2E2 Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Tertiary
Tin Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) DOnx
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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 1917

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Fields Exploration Co.
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1978

Production statistics

  • Year 1917
    Description 3 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 93.31g
  • Year 1917
    Description 15,644 Yards Processed. 29 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 902g
  • Year 1949
    Description 10 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 311.03g
  • Year 1949
    Description 7,200 Yards Processed. 99 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 3079.24g

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit RECORDED PROD. BEFORE 1950: 99 OZ AU, 10 OZ AG (USBM FILES). BEDROCK CHANGES FROM LIMESTONE TO NATURAL RIFFLES FORMED BY ORIENTATION OF SCHISTOSITY OF SCHIST IN AREA. QUARTZ LENSES AND STRINGERS IN SCHIST ARE PROBABLE SOURCE OF GOLD. GRAVEL IS SCHIST WITH SOME QUARTZAND LIMESTONE. CONCENTRATE CONTAINS PYRITE, HEMATITE AND CASSITERITE. REF. POINT IS LOCATED AT CONFLUENCE OF OLD GLORY CREEK AND PINNEL RIVER.

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.

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