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Big Squaw Creek

Past Producer in Alaska, United States with commodities Antimony, Gold, Lead, Molybdenum, REE
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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 10282151
MRDS ID A012552
MAS/MILS ID 0020310089
Record type Site
Current site name Big Squaw Creek
Alternate or previous names Tobin Cache, T and M Site-Chandalar, Little Squaw North, Cosine North, Cosine East, Pioneer, Grubstake West, Grubstake Center, Three Above West, Pioneer North, Big Mick North, Drumlummon, Prospector West, Prospector East, Three Above East, Spring Creek 2-4, Big Squaw West, Spring Creek Above 2, Woodchuck Cr. Disc., Little Squaw Creek Above, Big Creek Above, Tobin Disc. Above, Tobin Disc. Below, Eastern Star Ext., Hillside Ext., Gold Gulch, Big Squaw East, Eastern Star, Ast. Marys Above, Woodchuck Cr. Above Disc., Prospector No. 1, Sine Load Morth, Cosine East No. 1, Golden Vale North, Four Above East
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Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Claim
Geographic coordinates: -148.21999, 67.55804 (WGS84)
Elevation 1219
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

Chandalar C-3(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Chandalar N(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Chandalar 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 031 N 003 W 33 Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Antimony Critical Tertiary
Gold Primary
Lead Tertiary
Molybdenum Tertiary
REE Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Claim (1) -148.21999, 67.55804
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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 1923

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category Mixed

Production statistics

  • Year 1923
    Description 200 Yards Processed. 38 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 1181.93g
  • Year 1924
    Description 338 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 10512.97g

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 12-JUL-1995 Neb U.S. Bureau of Mines

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