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Ophir Creek

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10282095
MRDS ID A012630
MAS/MILS ID 0020530008
Record type Site
Current site name Ophir Creek
Alternate or previous names California Creek, Harrison Creek, Sweetcake Creek, Grouse Creek, Native Creek, Snowball Creek, Dutch Creek, Gold Creek, Niukluk River
Related records 10107528

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -163.74499, 64.92153 (WGS84)
Elevation 46
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

Solomon D-4(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Solomon NE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Solomon C(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Nome(hydrologic unit)

Norton Sound(hydrologic accounting unit)

Northwest(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

NTVALL(Federal land areas administered by NTVALL)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Kateel River 006 S 025 W 33 NWSWSE Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -163.74499, 64.92153
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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 Located Claim
Type of mineral rights Patented

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Alaska Placer Co Attn. Charles E. Cole
    ID 5000063
    Interest 10
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1977
  • Type Owner
    Owner Felix Toner And Joseh R. Murphy
    ID 5000063
    Interest 2
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1977
  • Type Owner
    Owner Sourdough Dredging Co.
    ID 5000063
    Interest 60
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1977
  • Type Owner
    Owner Krutzsch, August
    ID 5000063
    Interest 2
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1977
  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Nugget Mining Co.(Attn. Steve Pederson).
    ID 5000063
    Interest 23
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1977

Production statistics

  • Year 1906
    Description Production Reported 1924 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 59843.09g
  • Year 1907
    Description 1476 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 45908.73g
  • Year 1907
    Description 17580 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 546799.19g
  • Year 1915
    Description 220,000 Yards Processed. 7915 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 246184.05g
  • Year 1916
    Description 362,695 Yards Processed. 12635 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 392992.48g
  • Year 1917
    Description 1499 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 46624.11g
  • Year 1917
    Description 412,406 Yards Processed. 13348 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 415169.26g
  • Year 1918
    Description 376 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 11694.9g
  • Year 1918
    Description 192,140 Yards Processed. 4349 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 135269.03g
  • Year 1919
    Description 85,282 Yards Processed. 5072 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 157756.85g
  • Year 1919
    Description 483 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 15022.98g
  • Year 1920
    Description 391 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 12161.46g
  • Year 1920
    Description 335,000 Yards Processed. 9983 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 310506.05g
  • Year 1921
    Description 2003 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 62300.27g
  • Year 1921
    Description 653,252 Yards Processed. 18414 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 572739.49g
  • Year 1922
    Description 593,641 Yards Processed. 16129 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 501668.04g
  • Year 1922
    Description 1737 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 54026.74g
  • Year 1923
    Description 1951 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 60682.89g
  • Year 1923
    Description 634,474 Yards Processed. 17371 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 540298.56g
  • Year 1924
    Description 753 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 23420.92g
  • Year 1924
    Description 286,413 Yards Processed. 5214 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 162173.54g
  • Year 1925
    Description 125 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 3887.93g
  • Year 1925
    Description 144,435 Yards Processed. 1401 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 43575.97g
  • Year 1926
    Description 250 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 7775.87g
  • Year 1926
    Description 200 Yards Processed. 1538 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 47837.15g
  • Year 1927
    Description 277 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 8615.66g
  • Year 1927
    Description 255,767 Yards Processed. 2254 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 70107.24g
  • Year 1928
    Description 427 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 13281.18g
  • Year 1928
    Description 186,200 Yards Processed. 3208 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 99779.96g
  • Year 1930
    Description 1301 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 40465.62g
  • Year 1932
    Description 13 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 404.34g
  • Year 1934
    Description 1 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 31.1g
  • Year 1934
    Description 14 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 435.44g
  • Year 1935
    Description 9 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 279.93g
  • Year 1936
    Description 65 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 2021.72g
  • Year 1936
    Description 584 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 18164.43g
  • Year 1945
    Description 4 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 124.41g
  • Year 1945
    Description 38 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 1181.93g
  • Year 1946
    Description 89 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 2768.2g
  • Year 1946
    Description 748 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 23265.4g
  • Year 1947
    Description 152 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 4727.72g
  • Year 1947
    Description 200,000 Yards Processed. 1436 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 44664.59g
  • Year 1948
    Description 171 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 5318.69g
  • Year 1948
    Description 136,000 Yards Processed. 1617 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 50294.32g
  • Year 1949
    Description 154 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 4789.93g
  • Year 1949
    Description 62,000 Yards Processed. 1241 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 38599.41g
  • Year 1950
    Description 93 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 2892.62g
  • Year 1950
    Description 5,000 Yards Processed. 858 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 26686.78g
  • Year 1953
    Description 1 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 31.1g
  • Year 1953
    Description 7 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 217.72g
  • Year 1954
    Description 1 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 31.1g
  • Year 1954
    Description 9 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 279.93g

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit M.S. 657 ISSUED OCTOBER 29, 1912-105.51 ACRES, PAT.#298356 OWNED BY SOURDOUGH DREDG. CO.- M.S. 471,475,479,480,481,483, 484,487,489,490,495. OWNED BY TONER & MURPHY- M.S. 1165. M.S. 467 ISSUED 1914, M.S. 468, 469, 470 ISSUED 1914. M.S. 1238 ISSUED 21 JUNE 1922-9.35 ACRES, PAT.#838063. PRODUCTION 1906-1954: 458,143 OZ. OF AU., 2,139 OZ. OF SILVER (USBMAFOC FILES). BEDROCK CONSISTS OF LIMESTONE WHICH IN PLACES HAS GRAPHITIC PHASES AND SHADES OFF GRADUALLY INTO GRAPHITIC MICA SCHIST. QUARTZ STRINGERS, ARE PARALLEL WITH THE BEDDING OR SCHIS- TOSITY. THEY ARE SUFFICIENT TO ACCOUNT FOR THE ORIGIN OF THE PLACER GOLD (B328). ADDITIONAL OWNER: DORA TITUS 3%.

Reporter information

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

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