Sullivan Creek

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10281741
MRDS ID A015203
MAS/MILS ID 0020480005
Record type Site
Current site name Sullivan Creek
Related records 10002749

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Claim
Geographic coordinates: -150.86366, 65.09271 (WGS84)
Elevation 183
Location accuracy 100(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

Tanana A-2(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Tanana SE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Tanana(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 003 N 016 W 18 Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Chromium Critical Tertiary
Gold Primary
REE Critical Tertiary
Silver Tertiary
Thorium Tertiary
Tin Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Claim (1) -150.86366, 65.09271

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 1915

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category State

Production statistics

  • Year 1915
    Description 1,832 Yards Processed. 691 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 21492.5g
  • Year 1916
    Description 4,348 Yards Processed. 2341 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 72813.24g
  • Year 1917
    Description 166 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 5163.17g
  • Year 1917
    Description 3,333 Yards Processed. 987 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 30699.13g
  • Year 1921
    Description 20,200 Yards Processed. 358 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 11135.04g
  • Year 1922
    Description 216 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 6718.35g
  • Year 1923
    Description 3,600 Yards Processed. 111 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 3452.48g
  • Year 1924
    Description 541 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 16826.98g
  • Year 1925
    Description 4 Pounds Tin
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Tin Tin 1.81mt
  • Year 1925
    Description 1124 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 34960.31g
  • Year 1932
    Description 1,296 Yards Processed. 545 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 16951.39g
  • Year 1941
    Description 763 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 23731.95g
  • Year 1941
    Description 3555 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 110572.87g
  • Year 1949
    Description 79 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 2457.17g
  • Year 1949
    Description 375 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 11663.8g
  • Year 1950
    Description 43 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 1337.44g
  • Year 1950
    Description 105,000 Yards Processed. 206 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 6407.31g
  • Year 1951
    Description 9 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 279.93g
  • Year 1951
    Description 35,000 Yards Processed. 40 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 1244.13g
  • Year 1954
    Description 116 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 3608g
  • Year 1954
    Description 25 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 777.58g

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THRU 1956 PRODUCED 58,136 OZ AU, 5,463 OZ AG, 215,445 LBS CASSITERITE CONCENTRATE. TAILINGS PILES CONTAIN 0.57 G/CU-M AU, 346 G/CU-M SN IN 447,000 CU METERS OF TAILINGS.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 12-FEB-1988 Mirl U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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Authoritative Alaska resources

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