Granite 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. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10209409
MRDS ID A013388
MAS/MILS ID 0020910019
Record type Site
Current site name Granite Creek
Alternate or previous names Granite Creek Discovery And1-3above
Related records 10002458

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Claim
Geographic coordinates: -160.09033, 60.98262 (WGS84)
Elevation 114
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Bethel(Census area)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

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

Bethel NE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Bethel C(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Kuskokwim Delta(hydrologic unit)

Lower Kuskokwim River(hydrologic accounting unit)

Southwest(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Calista Corporation(ANCSA Region)

ANCSA Region NTVPIC(Type of land area)

NTVPIC(Federal land areas administered by NTVPIC)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Seward 010 N 061 W 03 S2NWSW Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

Claim (1) -160.09033, 60.98262

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 1941

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Production statistics

  • Year 1941
    Description 79 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 2457.17g
  • Year 1941
    Description 941 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 29268.37g
  • Year 1942
    Description 24 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 746.48g
  • Year 1942
    Description 284 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 8833.38g
  • Year 1946
    Description 18 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 559.86g
  • Year 1946
    Description 13,000 Yards Processed. 185 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 5754.14g
  • Year 1956
    Description 4 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 124.41g
  • Year 1956
    Description 1,000 Yards Processed. 23 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 715.38g

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ALEX LISKA & ASSOCS, AND CLARENCE MARSH STAKED 6 CLAIMS ON GRANITE CREEK. 1939 GARRISON COMPANY ASSUMMED CLAIMS AND LEASED TO VANCE GARRISON. ARNOLD AND DOWNEY STAKED 4 GRANITE CREEK CLAIMS 1953. DEEDED CLAIMS TO NEW YORK ALASKA GOLD DREDGE COMPANY IN SAME YEAR. CLAIMS ON GRANITE CREEK PROBABLY NO LONGER ACTIVE , ALTHOUGH TRIBUTARY OF THULUKSAK RIVER THAT FLOWS ACROSS TERTIARY GRANITIC BODY AND HORNFELS ZONE IN ANDESITIC VOLCANIC ROCKS OF THE CRETACEOUS KUSKOKWIM GROUP (HOARE AND COONRAD).

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 12-FEB-1988 Sbh 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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