| 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 |
| Point of reference | Claim |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -160.09033, 60.98262 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 114 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
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)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| United States | Alaska |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seward | 010 N | 061 W | 03 | S2NWSW | Alaska |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Claim (1) | -160.09033, 60.98262 |
|---|
| Operation type | Placer |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1941 |
| Type of mineral rights | Located Claim |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Year | 1941 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 79 Troy Ounces Silver | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1941 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 941 Troy Ounces Gold | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1942 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 24 Troy Ounces Silver | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1942 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 284 Troy Ounces Gold | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1946 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 18 Troy Ounces Silver | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1946 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 13,000 Yards Processed. 185 Troy Ounces Gold | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1956 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 4 Troy Ounces Silver | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1956 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 1,000 Yards Processed. 23 Troy Ounces Gold | ||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0020910019 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | A013388 | MAS references MRDS |
| 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). |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 12-FEB-1988 | Sbh | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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