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Silver Bow Basin Placer

Past Producer in Alaska, United States with commodity Gold
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Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10185837
MRDS ID A012041
MAS/MILS ID 0021120167
Record type Site
Current site name Silver Bow Basin Placer
Alternate or previous names Gold Creek Placer, Silver Bow Basin Min, Silver Bow Hydraulic, Nowell Placer, Dunn&Williams MS 115-120,No Pat #, Charlotte MS 121-130, No Pat #, Gold Creek MS 131-141, No Pat #, Dix MS 176-219, No Pat #, Cammpell MS 176-219, No Pat #, Thompson MS 176-219, No Pat #, Miller MS 176-219, No Pat #, Piece MS 176-219, No Pat #, O'Hara MS 176-219, No Pat #, Gold Creek MS 176-219, No Pat #, Rose Ms172, No Pat #, Portsmouth MS 173, No Pat #, Eureka MS 174, No Pat #, Belmont MS 175, No Pat #, Discovery Placer Mms77-80,No Pat#
Related records 10001303

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -134.35731, 58.31445 (WGS84)
Elevation 305
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
Copper River 041 S 068 E 18 C C C Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -134.35731, 58.31445
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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 1919

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Patented

Land status

Ownership category Private

Production statistics

  • Year 1919
    Description 44 Yards Processed. 40 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 1,244g
  • Year 1919
    Description 9 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 280g
  • Year 1921
    Description 40 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 1,244g
  • Year 1925
    Description 117 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 3,639g
  • Year 1926
    Description 74 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 2,302g
  • Year 1927
    Description 52 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 1,617g
  • Year 1927
    Description 11 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 342g

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency Database name Acronym Record ID Notes
U.S. Bureau of Mines Minerals Availability System MAS 0021120167
USGS Mineral Resources Data System MRDS A012041 MAS references MRDS

Bibliographic references

  • Ownership

    ALASKA KARDEX 112-075

  • Deposit

    AR18b p. 71

  • Deposit

    B225 pp. 28, 35

  • Deposit

    B225 p. 46

  • Deposit

    B259b p. 31

  • Deposit

    B259d p. 53

  • Deposit

    B263 pp. 13, 52, 54, 92, 110, 143, 207

  • Deposit

    B284e p. 38

  • Deposit

    B287 pp. 2-4, 57-60, 77-85

  • Deposit

    B314d pp. 51, 55

  • Deposit

    B345e p. 88

  • Deposit

    B379b p. 51

  • Deposit

    B442a p. 41

  • Deposit

    B442d p. 135

  • Deposit

    B480c p. 37

  • Deposit

    B520c p. 36

  • Deposit

    B755a p. 24

  • Deposit

    B773a p. 37

  • Deposit

    B792a p. 14

  • Deposit

    B797a p. 16

  • Deposit

    B810a p. 21

  • Deposit

    B933A p. 32

  • Deposit

    OF60 pp. 14-16, 4, 28, 99, 139-140

  • Deposit

    IC7844 p. 11

  • Deposit

    B1139 p. 135

  • Deposit

    ADGS AR 1966a p. 53

  • Deposit

    MIRL 28 p. 119

  • Deposit

    MF435

  • Deposit

    REDMAN NEWSPAPER 1987pp. 36-38, 63-66

Reporter information

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