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Granite Creek

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10258136
MRDS ID A015077
MAS/MILS ID 0020730005
Record type Site
Current site name Granite Creek
Related records 10002638

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -157.90373, 62.4647 (WGS84)
Elevation 152
Location accuracy 500(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

Iditarod B-4(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Iditarod SW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Iditarod C(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

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
Seward 027 N 047 W 01 NENWNE Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Chromium Critical Tertiary
Gold Primary
Silver Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -157.90373, 62.4647
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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 BLM Administrative Area

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner W. A. And Ann Williams
    ID 5001454
    Interest 100
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1986
  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner L. E. Wyrich
    Interest 100
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1993

Production statistics

  • Year 1921
    Description 1,000 Yards Processed. 96 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 2985.93g
  • Year 1922
    Description 19,200 Yards Processed. 561 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 17449.05g
  • Year 1923
    Description 18,000 Yards Processed. 190 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 5909.66g
  • Year 1924
    Description 2,100 Yards Processed. 248 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 7713.66g
  • Year 1925
    Description 201 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 6251.79g
  • Year 1926
    Description 6,000 Yards Processed. 130 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 4043.45g
  • Year 1927
    Description 11,000 Yards Processed. 96 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 2985.93g
  • Year 1928
    Description 6,750 Yards Processed. 98 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 3048.14g
  • Year 1928
    Description 15 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 466.55g
  • Year 1931
    Description 4,200 Yards Processed. 82 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 2550.48g
  • Year 1932
    Description 8,500 Yards Processed. 43 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 1337.44g
  • Year 1933
    Description 9 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 279.93g
  • Year 1933
    Description 3,500 Yards Processed. 61 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 1897.31g
  • Year 1934
    Description 13 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 404.34g
  • Year 1934
    Description 5,200 Yards Processed. 85 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 2643.79g
  • Year 1935
    Description 59 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 1835.1g
  • Year 1936
    Description 54 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 1679.58g
  • Year 1941
    Description 145 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 4510g
  • Year 1941
    Description 945 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 29392.78g
  • Year 1942
    Description 1 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 31.1g
  • Year 1942
    Description 12 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 373.24g
  • Year 1943
    Description 5 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 155.51g
  • Year 1943
    Description 32 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 995.31g
  • Year 1945
    Description 3 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 93.31g
  • Year 1945
    Description 19 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 590.96g
  • Year 1946
    Description 4 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 124.41g
  • Year 1946
    Description 3,200 Yards Processed. 25 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 777.58g
  • Year 1947
    Description 11 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 342.13g
  • Year 1947
    Description 65 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 2021.72g
  • Year 1949
    Description 8 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 248.82g
  • Year 1949
    Description 51 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 1586.27g
  • Year 1955
    Description 5 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 155.51g
  • Year 1955
    Description 32 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 995.31g

Comments on the production information

  • PRODUCTION PRIOR TO 1956: 4004 OZ AU, 614 OZ AG (USBM AFOC FILES). MSHA ID 5001454

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Ownership

    ALASKA KARDEX 073-021

  • Deposit

    B480m p. 254

  • Deposit

    B783a p. 14

  • Deposit

    B797a p. 21

  • Deposit

    B836a p. 35

  • Deposit

    B844A p. 34

  • Deposit

    B864A p. 37

  • Deposit

    B864C pp. 220-221

  • Deposit

    B868A p. 37

  • Deposit

    B880A p. 41

  • Deposit

    B910A p. 50

  • Deposit

    B933A p. 43

  • Deposit

    C255 p. 9

  • Deposit

    BMOF6-69 p. 6

  • Deposit

    MF363

  • Deposit

    OF508 p. 80

  • Deposit

    B1374 pp. 145-148

  • Deposit

    OF77-168D p. 55, No. 16

  • Deposit

    OF82-719 p. 6, No. 121

  • Deposit

    SR38 p. 26

  • Deposit

    AK MINE LICENSE-1985 No. 604

  • Deposit

    SR39 p. 26

  • Deposit

    BUNDTZEN, T.K., R.C. SWAINBANK, A.H. CLOUGH, M.W. HENNING,

  • Deposit

    AND E.W. HANSEN. ALASKA'S MINERAL INDUSTRY 1994. AK DIV.

  • Deposit

    GEOL. AND GEOPHYS. SURV. SPEC. REP. 48, 1994, P. 34.

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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Current status (per MSHA)

StatusAbandoned since 09/21/1989
MSHA mine ID5001454
Mine name (MSHA)W A And Ann J Williams
Current operatorW A & Ann J Williams
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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