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Black Creek

Past Producer in Alaska, United States with commodities Gold, Silver
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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. Ownership information
  11. Production statistics
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10257276
MRDS ID A012689
MAS/MILS ID 0020440058
Record type Site
Current site name Black Creek
Alternate or previous names Black Gulch, Noxapaga River
Related records 10001870, 10111715

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -164.20838, 65.51763 (WGS84)
Elevation 101
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Nome(Census area)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Bendeleben C-5(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Bendeleben NW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Bendeleben(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Imuruk Basin(hydrologic unit)

Norton Sound(hydrologic accounting unit)

Northwest(hydrologic subregion)

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
Kateel River 001 N 027 W 02 SWSWNW Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -164.20838, 65.51763
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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

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Rainbow Mines
    ID 5000273
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1978
  • Type Operator
    Owner Frank Whaley,Jr.
    ID 5000273
    Year 1981

Production statistics

  • Year 1950
    Description 2 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 62.2g
  • Year 1950
    Description 200 Yards Processed. 28 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 870.89g

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ASSESSMENT WORK PERFORMED 1953-1968. PAST PRODUCTION 1950: 1,797 OZ. AU, 199 OZ AG (USBM FILES). BEDROCK IN AREA IS SCHIST WITH MANY QUARTZ-CALCITE VEINS FROM WHICH GOLD WAS DERIVED. PLACERS ARE STREAM GRAVELS A FEW FT. THICK BENEATH 20-30 FT. OF FROZEN PEAT & SILT. REF. POINT AT CONFLUENCE OF BLACK CREEK AND NOXAPAGA RIVER.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 12-JUL-1995 Sbh U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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