Gold Dust Creek Mine

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. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10257740
MRDS ID A012219
MAS/MILS ID 0020500370
Record type Site
Current site name Gold Dust Creek Mine
Related records 10001470

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Claim
Geographic coordinates: -145.48214, 65.41782 (WGS84)
Elevation 762
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Yukon-Koyukuk(Census area)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Circle B-3(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Circle SE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Circle C(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Fairbanks 007 N 011 E 21 Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

Claim (1) -145.48214, 65.41782

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

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Gold Dust Co.-Bernie Carl
    ID 5001389
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1982

Comments on the ownership information

  • OWNER-OPERATOR ADDRESS: GOLD DUST COMPANY-BERNIE CARL BOX 60408 FAIRBANKS, ALASKA 99706

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    AK MINE LICENSE-1982

  • Deposit

    AK MINE LICENSE-1985 No. 812

  • Deposit

    SR39 pp. 14-15

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 02-JUN-1988 Mjn U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

Current status (per MSHA)

StatusAbandoned since 10/01/2016
MSHA mine ID5001389
Mine name (MSHA)Bailey Mining
Current operatorJames S Bailey
Current controller (parent)James S Bailey
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

MSHA cross-reference per the original MRDS record. Mine status and operator reflect MSHA's last published Mines export (February 2025); MSHA's public bulk feed has been unavailable since, so this may be out of date. See the Mine Data Retrieval System for current status.

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Authoritative Alaska resources

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