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Discovery Assn.

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10282070
MRDS ID A015524
MAS/MILS ID 0020560001
Record type Site
Current site name Discovery Assn.
Alternate or previous names Ruby Creek, Rock Assn.
Related records 10003011

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Claim
Geographic coordinates: -155.48642, 64.7287 (WGS84)
Elevation 91
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

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

Ruby N(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Ruby(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Dineega Corporation(ANCSA Village)

ANCSA Village NTVPIC(Type of land area)

NTVPIC(Federal land areas administered by NTVPIC)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Kateel River 009 S 017 E 09 N2NW Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Tertiary
Tin Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Claim (1) -155.48642, 64.7287
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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 1922

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Production statistics

  • Year 1922
    Description 500 Yards Processed. 48 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 1492.96g
  • Year 1923
    Description 500 Yards Processed. 72 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 2239.45g

Comments on the production information

  • PRODUCTION PRIOR TO 1958: 243 OZ AU, 25 OZ AG (USBM AFOC FILES).

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Ownership

    ALASKA KARDEX 056-018

  • Deposit

    B345c pp. 46-47

  • Deposit

    B379m pp. 229, 232-233

  • Deposit

    B410 pp. 77-80

  • Deposit

    B480m p. 237

  • Deposit

    B520q pp. 287, 294-295

  • Deposit

    B542l pp. 283, 288

  • Deposit

    B578 pp. 40, 43

  • Deposit

    B642l pp. 239, 260, 265

  • Deposit

    B692

  • Deposit

    B754 pp. 90-91, 118

  • Deposit

    MR56-1

  • Deposit

    B864C p. 144

  • Deposit

    TDM1 p. 34

  • Deposit

    OF239 pp. 37, 51

  • Deposit

    P610 p. 30

  • Deposit

    MF405

  • Deposit

    OF508 p. 94

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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

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Authoritative Alaska resources

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