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Ruby Creek

Past Producer in Alaska, United States with commodities Gold, Silver, Tin, Tungsten, Uranium
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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 10282196
MRDS ID A012425
MAS/MILS ID 0020650002
Record type Site
Current site name Ruby Creek
Alternate or previous names Strand Lode, Wernecke Lode, Nos. 1-2 Above, No. 1 Above Bench, No. 1 Above Crystal Gulch, Red Lode, Tecla Pup Lode Claim, Griffin Lode, Whelan Lode, Bullock Lode, Matheison Lode, Pearson Lode, Owen Gray Lode, Snow Lode, O' Mallery Lode
Related records 10001651

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Claim
Geographic coordinates: -154.79405, 63.23588 (WGS84)
Elevation 244
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

Medfra A-4(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Medfra S(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Medfra C(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Stony River(hydrologic unit)

Upper Kuskokwim River(hydrologic accounting unit)

Southwest(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Kateel River 026 S 021 E 14 NESE Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Tertiary
Tin Critical Tertiary
Tungsten Critical Tertiary
Uranium Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Claim (1) -154.79405, 63.23588
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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 1948

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Margaret Mespelt And Theodore Almasy
    Interest 100
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1976

Production statistics

  • Year 1948
    Description 3 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 93.31g

Comments on the production information

  • USGS CRIB D002708. NO PRODUCTION RECORDS OBTAINED.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 14-JUL-1995 Dwb-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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