| Deposit ID | 10209308 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | A015174 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0020600054 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Davis Creek |
| Related records | 10002725 |
| Point of reference | Claim |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -141.04705, 64.06057 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 844 |
| 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-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)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| United States | Alaska |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Copper River | 026 N | 022 E | 02 | SW | Alaska |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Claim (1) | -141.04705, 64.06057 |
|---|
| Operation type | Placer |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1921 |
| Type of mineral rights | Located Claim |
|---|
| Ownership category | State |
|---|
| Year | 1921 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 400 Yards Processed. 48 Troy Ounces Gold | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Year | 1923 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 296 Yards Processed. 161 Troy Ounces Gold | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Year | 1933 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 7 Troy Ounces Silver | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Year | 1933 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 850 Yards Processed. 49 Troy Ounces Gold | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Year | 1935 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 26 Troy Ounces Gold | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Year | 1942 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 6 Troy Ounces Silver | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Year | 1942 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 42 Troy Ounces Gold | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Year | 1943 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 3 Troy Ounces Silver | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Year | 1943 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 20 Troy Ounces Gold | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Year | 1945 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 5 Troy Ounces Silver | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Year | 1945 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 38 Troy Ounces Gold | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Year | 1946 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 141 Troy Ounces Gold | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Year | 1946 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 21 Troy Ounces Silver | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Year | 1947 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 38 Troy Ounces Silver | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Year | 1947 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 297 Troy Ounces Gold | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0020600054 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | A015174 | MAS references MRDS |
POWERS, J.B. BRIEF HISTORY OF THE FORTYMILE MINING DISTRICT
TO 1935. AK. TERR. DEPT. OF MINES MINER. REP. MR 60-2, 1935
19 PP.
PRINDLE, L.M. THE FORTYMILE QUADRANGLE, YUKON-TANANA REGION
ALASKA. U.S. GEOL. SURV. BULL. 375, 1909, 51 PP.
MERTIE, J.B. JR. GOLD PLACERS OF THE FORTYMILE, EAGLE, AND
CIRCLE DISTRICTYS, ALASKA. U.S. GEOL. SURV. BULL. 897-C,
1938, PP. 133-261.
ELLSWORTH, C.E., AND G.L. PARKER. PLACER MINING IN THE
YUKON-TANANA REGION. U.S. GEOL. SURV. BULL. 480, 1911,
PP. 153-172.
ELLSWORTH, C.E., AND R.W. DAVENPORT. PLACER MINING IN THE
YUKON-TANANA REGION. U.S. GEOL. SURV. BULL. 542, 1913,
PP. 203-222.
PORTER, E.A. MINERAL RESOURCES OF ALASKA. U.S. GEOL. SURV.
BULL. 520, 1912, PP. 211-241.
CHAPIN, T. PLACER MINING IN THE YUKON-TANANA REGION. U.S.
GEOL. SURV. BULL. 592, 1914, P. 361.
SMITH, P.S. MINERAL INDUSTRY OF ALASKA IN 1933. U.S. GEOL.
SURV. BULL. 857-A, 1934, PP. 37-38.
SMITH, P.S. MINERAL INDUSTRY OF ALASKA IN 1934. U.S. GEOL.
SURV. BULL. 864-A, 1934, P. 41.
SMITH, P.S. MINERAL INDUSTRY OF ALASKA IN 1935. U.S. GEOL.
SURV. BULL. 868-A, 1936, PP. 41-42.
BUNDTZEN, T.K., R.C. SWAINBANK, J.R. DEAGEN, AND J.L. MOORE.
ALASKA'S MINERAL INDUSTRY, 1989. AK. DIV. GEOL. AND GEOPHYS
SURV. SPEC. REP. NO. 44, 1990, P. 34.
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.
BUMINES OFR 48-94, 1994, 116 PP.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 02-MAY-1991 | 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.