Big Four Creek

Past Producer in Alaska, United States with commodities Gold, Nickel, PGE

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10112827
MRDS ID A011773
MAS/MILS ID 0020680074
Record type Site
Current site name Big Four Creek
Related records 10001088

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Claim
Geographic coordinates: -144.81939, 63.18438 (WGS84)
Elevation 1372
Location accuracy 500(meters)
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Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Fairbanks 020 S 015 E 14 N2 Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Nickel Tertiary
PGE Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Claim (1) -144.81939, 63.18438

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 Federal

Production statistics

  • Year 1948
    Description 4 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 127g/mt
  • Year 1949
    Description 4,000 Yards Processed. 6 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 190g/mt
  • Year 1949
    Description 1 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 32g/mt

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency Database name Acronym Record ID Notes
U.S. Bureau of Mines Minerals Availability System MAS 0020680074
USGS Mineral Resources Data System MRDS A011773 MAS references MRDS

Bibliographic references

  • Ownership

    ALASKA KARDEX 068-007

  • Deposit

    B213 p. 74

  • Deposit

    P15 p. 54

  • Deposit

    P41 p. 112

  • Deposit

    B498 pp. 70, 74-75

  • Deposit

    B692f pp. 140-141

  • Deposit

    B943B p. 34

  • Deposit

    B989D pp. 193-194

  • Deposit

    GR28 pp. 25-26

  • Deposit

    MF414

  • Deposit

    OF508 pp. 16-17

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 25-JUL-1991 Mirl-Mjn U.S. Bureau of Mines