Dorothy Creek

Past Producer in Alaska, United States with commodities Antimony, Gold

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10185246
MRDS ID A012912
MAS/MILS ID 0020520099
Record type Site
Current site name Dorothy Creek
Related records 10002061

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Claim
Geographic coordinates: -165.2352, 64.82429 (WGS84)
Elevation 145
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 008 S 032 W 06 Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Antimony Tertiary
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

Claim (1) -165.2352, 64.82429

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Placer
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Paul Sharp
    Year 1981

Production statistics

  • Year 1945
    Description Production Reported 61 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 1,897g
  • Year 1945
    Description 13 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 404g
  • Year 1950
    Description 50 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 1,555g
  • Year 1950
    Description 7 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 218g
  • Year 1955
    Description 3 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 93g

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency Database name Acronym Record ID Notes
U.S. Bureau of Mines Minerals Availability System MAS 0020520099
USGS Mineral Resources Data System MRDS A012912 MAS references MRDS

Bibliographic references

  • Ownership

    ALASKA KARDEX 052-165

  • Deposit

    B259b p. 21

  • Deposit

    B328 p. 181

  • Deposit

    B533 pp. 77, 93, 98

  • Deposit

    B933A p. 57

  • Deposit

    OF17 p. 6

  • Deposit

    TDM5R p. 11

  • Deposit

    MF463

  • Deposit

    OF508 p. 51

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 26-SEP-1986 Mirl-Rdc U.S. Bureau of Mines