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Dick Creek

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10257541
MRDS ID A012732
MAS/MILS ID 0020440003
Record type Site
Current site name Dick Creek
Alternate or previous names M. S. 1169, M. S. 1168, Inspiration Mining Co., Bodis, Gagne
Related records 10001904

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -164.97842, 65.77992 (WGS84)
Elevation 152
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 D-6(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Bendeleben NW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Bendeleben(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Shishmaref(hydrologic unit)

Northern Seward Peninsula(hydrologic accounting unit)

Northwest(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Kateel River 004 N 030 W 06 C E2NE Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Tertiary
Tin Critical Tertiary
Tungsten Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -164.97842, 65.77992
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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 Patented
Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner David O. Scott Jr.
    Interest 40
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1978
  • Type Owner
    Owner Pierre Larochelle
    Interest 60
    Home office Canada
    Year 1978
  • Type Operator
    Owner Dick Creek Mining
    Interest 100
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1994

Production statistics

  • Year 1915
    Description Production Reported 335 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 10419.66g
  • Year 1916
    Description 154 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 4789.93g
  • Year 1917
    Description 46 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 1430.76g
  • Year 1917
    Description 2,977 Yards Processed. 415 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 12907.94g
  • Year 1918
    Description 6 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 186.62g
  • Year 1918
    Description 53 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 1648.48g
  • Year 1922
    Description 150 Yards Processed. 38 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 1181.93g
  • Year 1923
    Description 700 Yards Processed. 106 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 3296.96g
  • Year 1924
    Description 2,750 Yards Processed. 570 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 17728.98g
  • Year 1928
    Description 9,000 Yards Processed. 373 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 11601.59g
  • Year 1929
    Description 4,000 Yards Processed. 41 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 1275.24g
  • Year 1930
    Description 41 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 1275.24g
  • Year 1934
    Description 49 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 1524.07g
  • Year 1934
    Description 15,000 Yards Processed. 249 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 7744.76g
  • Year 1935
    Description 241 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 7495.93g
  • Year 1936
    Description 227 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 7060.49g
  • Year 1941
    Description 29 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 902g
  • Year 1941
    Description 273 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 8491.25g
  • Year 1943
    Description 43 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 1337.44g
  • Year 1943
    Description 245 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 7620.35g
  • Year 1945
    Description 11 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 342.13g
  • Year 1945
    Description 118 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 3670.21g
  • Year 1946
    Description 15 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 466.55g
  • Year 1946
    Description 8,000 Yards Processed. 135 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 4198.96g
  • Year 1948
    Description 12 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 373.24g
  • Year 1948
    Description 5,000 Yards Processed. 128 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 3981.24g
  • Year 1949
    Description 7 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 217.72g
  • Year 1949
    Description 3,000 Yards Processed. 69 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 2146.14g
  • Year 1950
    Description 11 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 342.13g
  • Year 1950
    Description 6,000 Yards Processed. 124 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 3856.83g
  • Year 1951
    Description 13 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 404.34g
  • Year 1951
    Description 4,500 Yards Processed. 113 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 3514.69g
  • Year 1952
    Description 6 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 186.62g
  • Year 1952
    Description 1,200 Yards Processed. 52 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 1617.38g
  • Year 1953
    Description 4 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 124.41g
  • Year 1953
    Description 1,500 Yards Processed. 50 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 1555.17g
  • Year 1954
    Description 2 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 62.2g
  • Year 1954
    Description 19 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 590.96g

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit USGS CRIB A003638 M.S. 1168 ISSUED 1919 ON 10.31 ACRES - PAT. #393993. M.S. 1169 ISSUED 1919 ON 15.75 ACRES - PAT #675091. DREDGING, OPEN CUT MINING, HYDRALICKING, NONFLOAT METHODS. LOW-GRADE AURIFEROUS GRAVEL PLACER ON LEAST METAMORPHOSED PRE-CAMBRIAN YORK SLATE. REFERENCE POINT ON DICK CREEK AND 500 FT CONTOUR LINE. USGS CRIB D002562 UNREPORTED PRODUCTION DURING 1993 BY DICK CREEK MINING (SR 48).

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 26-APR-1995 Dwb U.S. Bureau of Mines

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