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Swede Creek

Past Producer in Alaska, United States with commodities Gold, Mercury
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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. Land status
  11. Production statistics
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10233102
MRDS ID A012584
MAS/MILS ID 0020530023
Record type Site
Current site name Swede Creek
Alternate or previous names Gene Farland, Swede Creek Mining Company, A. S. Tucker, Bluff Gulch Nos. 1-3
Related records 10001780

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Claim
Geographic coordinates: -163.70105, 64.56742 (WGS84)
Elevation 15
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Solomon C-4 SE(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Solomon NE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Solomon C(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Federal lands

White Mountain Native Corporation(ANCSA Village)

ANCSA Village 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
Kateel River 011 S 025 W 05 NESENE Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Mercury Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Claim (1) -163.70105, 64.56742
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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 1921

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Production statistics

  • Year 1921
    Description 300 Yards Processed. 40 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 1244.13g
  • Year 1922
    Description 1,300 Yards Processed. 106 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 3296.96g
  • Year 1923
    Description 1,200 Yards Processed. 24 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 746.48g
  • Year 1924
    Description 40 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 1244.13g
  • Year 1925
    Description 49 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 1524.07g
  • Year 1926
    Description 300 Yards Processed. 43 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 1337.44g
  • Year 1928
    Description 6 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 186.62g
  • Year 1928
    Description 44 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 1368.55g
  • Year 1930
    Description 3 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 93.31g
  • Year 1930
    Description 620 Yards Processed. 14 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 435.44g
  • Year 1931
    Description 600 Yards Processed. 35 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 1088.62g
  • Year 1932
    Description 25 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 777.58g
  • Year 1934
    Description 9 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 279.93g
  • Year 1934
    Description 550 Yards Processed. 44 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 1368.55g
  • Year 1935
    Description 37 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 1150.82g
  • Year 1936
    Description 51 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 1586.27g
  • Year 1941
    Description 1 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 31.1g
  • Year 1941
    Description 5 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 155.51g

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 18-JUL-1995 Sbh U.S. Bureau of Mines

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