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Homestake Creek

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. Materials information
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Mineral rights holdings
  13. Land status
  14. Ownership information
  15. Production statistics
  16. Reserves and resources
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. General comments
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10282359
MRDS ID A015192
MAS/MILS ID 0020480013
Record type Site
Current site name Homestake Creek
Alternate or previous names Miracle, Jessie, Bonanza Bench Nos. 1-3, Alaska, Rapids, Yellow Hornet, Morelock Creek, Squirrel, Bessie
Related records 10002741

Comments on the site names

  • OTHER NAMES: HOMESTAKE CREEK, MIRACLE, JESSIE, YELLOW HORNET, BONANZA BENCH NOS 1-3, SQUIRREL, ALASKA RAPIDS.

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Claim
Geographic coordinates: -151.33979, 65.3218 (WGS84)
Elevation 151
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 B-3(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Tanana SE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Tanana C(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Doyon, Limited(ANCSA Region)

ANCSA Region 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
Fairbanks 006 N 018 W 30 C N2 Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Primary
Tin Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Cassiterite Unknown
Garnet Unknown
Gold Unknown
Hematite Unknown
Limonite Unknown
Magnetite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Claim (1) -151.33979, 65.3218
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 2M
    Length 500M
    Width 11M
    Area 162HA
    Depth to top 1M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 PLACER
    Shape of Orebody #1 IRREGULAR
    Primary mode of Origin SEDIMENTATION
    Primary Ore Control BEDDING
    Secondary Ore Control FRACTURING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. UNKNOWN
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 UNKNOWN
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 1
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Total Surface Area (HA) 162
    Date of Last Modification 860825

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Placer
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1901
Mining method Alluvial Mining
Year of first production 1902
Milling method Gravity

Mining district

District name Melozitna

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Edward Vogt Estate
    Interest 100
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1976

Production statistics

  • Year 1941
    Description 1 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 31.1g
  • Year 1942
    Description 1 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 31.1g
  • Year 1943
    Description 9 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Silver Silver 279.93g
  • Year 1943
    Description 5 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 155.51g
  • Year 1952
    Description 3 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Silver Silver 93.31g
  • Year 1952
    Description 39 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 1213.03g
  • Year 1954
    Description 3 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Silver Silver 93.31g
  • Year 1954
    Description 6,326 Yards Processed. 25 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 777.58g

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1945
    Indicated 91000mt ore
    Demonstrated 91000mt ore
    Total resources 91000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 0.2919 g/mt Gold Major 1945
    Tin Sn 90 wt-pct Tin Major 1945

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit GREATEST CONC. CASSITERITE AT MOUTH OF BONANZA AND HOMESTAKE CREEKS. PG-QM TAKEN FROM WMR (UNNUMBERED) DATED JANUARY 1944. PRODUCTION PRIOR TO 1955: 110 OZ AU, 11 OZ AG (USBM FILES)

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 03-MAY-1995 Rdc U.S. Bureau of Mines

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