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Last Chance Creek

Past Producer in Alaska, United States with commodities Gold, Tungsten
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Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10135782
MRDS ID A012887
MAS/MILS ID 0020520073
Record type Site
Current site name Last Chance Creek
Related records 10097529

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Claim
Geographic coordinates: -165.41439, 64.70649 (WGS84)
Elevation 61
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
Kateel River 009 S 034 W 14 Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Tungsten Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Claim (1) -165.41439, 64.70649
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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 1917

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Patented

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Production statistics

  • Year 1917
    Description 24,000 Yards Processed. 257 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 7,994g
  • Year 1917
    Description 28 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 871g
  • Year 1918
    Description 5,000 Yards Processed. 27 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 840g
  • Year 1918
    Description 3 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 93g
  • Year 1919
    Description 66 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 2,053g
  • Year 1919
    Description 7 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 218g

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency Database name Acronym Record ID Notes
U.S. Bureau of Mines Minerals Availability System MAS 0020520073
USGS Mineral Resources Data System MRDS A012887 MAS references MRDS

Bibliographic references

  • Ownership

    ALASKA KARDEX 052-112

  • Deposit

    SP4 p. 80

  • Deposit

    B328 p. 197

  • Deposit

    B345m p. 245

  • Deposit

    B533 pp. 87, 134

  • Deposit

    B622r p. 370

  • Deposit

    B722f p. 253

  • Deposit

    B783a p. 16

  • Deposit

    OF17 p. 6

  • Deposit

    B1246 pp. 124-125

  • Deposit

    MF463

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit M.S. 1838 (PAT. NO. 1033121) M.S. 1839 (PAT. NO. 1028438) M.S. 1855 (PAT. NO. 1034422) USGS CRIB D002578

Reporter information

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