Davis Creek

Past Producer in Alaska, United States with commodity Gold
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. Production statistics
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10209308
MRDS ID A015174
MAS/MILS ID 0020600054
Record type Site
Current site name Davis Creek
Related records 10002725

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Claim
Geographic coordinates: -141.04705, 64.06057 (WGS84)
Elevation 844
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Southeast Fairbanks(Census area)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Eagle A-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

BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Copper River 026 N 022 E 02 SW Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

Claim (1) -141.04705, 64.06057

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 1921

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category State

Production statistics

  • Year 1921
    Description 400 Yards Processed. 48 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 1492.96g
  • Year 1923
    Description 296 Yards Processed. 161 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 5007.66g
  • Year 1933
    Description 7 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 217.72g
  • Year 1933
    Description 850 Yards Processed. 49 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 1524.07g
  • Year 1935
    Description 26 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 808.69g
  • Year 1942
    Description 6 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 186.62g
  • Year 1942
    Description 42 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 1306.34g
  • Year 1943
    Description 3 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 93.31g
  • Year 1943
    Description 20 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 622.06g
  • Year 1945
    Description 5 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 155.51g
  • Year 1945
    Description 38 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 1181.93g
  • Year 1946
    Description 141 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 4385.59g
  • Year 1946
    Description 21 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 653.17g
  • Year 1947
    Description 38 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 1181.93g
  • Year 1947
    Description 297 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 9237.73g

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Ownership

    ALASKA KARDEX 060-020

  • Ownership

    ALASKA KARDEX 060-031

  • Ownership

    ALASKA KARDEX 060-185

  • Deposit

    POWERS, J.B. BRIEF HISTORY OF THE FORTYMILE MINING DISTRICT

  • Deposit

    TO 1935. AK. TERR. DEPT. OF MINES MINER. REP. MR 60-2, 1935

  • Deposit

    19 PP.

  • Deposit

    PRINDLE, L.M. THE FORTYMILE QUADRANGLE, YUKON-TANANA REGION

  • Deposit

    ALASKA. U.S. GEOL. SURV. BULL. 375, 1909, 51 PP.

  • Deposit

    MERTIE, J.B. JR. GOLD PLACERS OF THE FORTYMILE, EAGLE, AND

  • Deposit

    CIRCLE DISTRICTYS, ALASKA. U.S. GEOL. SURV. BULL. 897-C,

  • Deposit

    1938, PP. 133-261.

  • Deposit

    ELLSWORTH, C.E., AND G.L. PARKER. PLACER MINING IN THE

  • Deposit

    YUKON-TANANA REGION. U.S. GEOL. SURV. BULL. 480, 1911,

  • Deposit

    PP. 153-172.

  • Deposit

    ELLSWORTH, C.E., AND R.W. DAVENPORT. PLACER MINING IN THE

  • Deposit

    YUKON-TANANA REGION. U.S. GEOL. SURV. BULL. 542, 1913,

  • Deposit

    PP. 203-222.

  • Deposit

    PORTER, E.A. MINERAL RESOURCES OF ALASKA. U.S. GEOL. SURV.

  • Deposit

    BULL. 520, 1912, PP. 211-241.

  • Deposit

    CHAPIN, T. PLACER MINING IN THE YUKON-TANANA REGION. U.S.

  • Deposit

    GEOL. SURV. BULL. 592, 1914, P. 361.

  • Deposit

    SMITH, P.S. MINERAL INDUSTRY OF ALASKA IN 1933. U.S. GEOL.

  • Deposit

    SURV. BULL. 857-A, 1934, PP. 37-38.

  • Deposit

    SMITH, P.S. MINERAL INDUSTRY OF ALASKA IN 1934. U.S. GEOL.

  • Deposit

    SURV. BULL. 864-A, 1934, P. 41.

  • Deposit

    SMITH, P.S. MINERAL INDUSTRY OF ALASKA IN 1935. U.S. GEOL.

  • Deposit

    SURV. BULL. 868-A, 1936, PP. 41-42.

  • Deposit

    BUNDTZEN, T.K., R.C. SWAINBANK, J.R. DEAGEN, AND J.L. MOORE.

  • Deposit

    ALASKA'S MINERAL INDUSTRY, 1989. AK. DIV. GEOL. AND GEOPHYS

  • Deposit

    SURV. SPEC. REP. NO. 44, 1990, P. 34.

  • Deposit

    BURLEIGH, R.E., AND K.G. LEAR. COMPILATION OF DATA FOR

  • Deposit

    PHASE 1 OF THE MINERAL RESOURCE EVALUATION OF THE BUREAU OF

  • Deposit

    LAND MANAGEMENT BLACK RIVER AND FORTYMILE RIVER SUBUNITS.

  • Deposit

    BUMINES OFR 48-94, 1994, 116 PP.

Comments on the references

  • FOR BIB. SEE CANYON CREEK.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 02-MAY-1991 Mjn U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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

Authoritative Alaska resources

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