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Sweepstake Creek

The Sweepstake Creek is a gold mine located in Alaska.

About the MRDS Data:

All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.

Mine Info

Name: Sweepstake Creek

State:  Alaska

County:  na

Elevation:

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 65.38333, -161.31667

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Sweepstake Creek MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Sweepstake Creek
Secondary: Circle
Secondary: Eagle
Secondary: Fairbanks
Secondary: Johnson A.
Secondary: Moon
Secondary: Porter
Secondary: Rampart
Secondary: Winder

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Platinum

Location

State: Alaska
District: Fairhaven District

Land Status

Not available

Holdings

Not available

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Not available

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: Placer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N

Physiography

Not available

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Not available

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Magnetite
Ore: Zircon
Ore: Garnet
Ore: Hematite
Ore: Ilmenite

Comments

Not available

References

Reference (Deposit): EAKIN, 1915F, P. 371 (B622)

Reference (Deposit): SMITH, PS. S., 1917B, P. 56 (BMB 153)

Reference (Deposit): MARTIN, 1919, P. 21, 41 (B692)

Reference (Deposit): 5) HARRINGTON, 1919C, P. 380-381, 395 (B692)

Reference (Deposit): 6) MARTIN, 1920, P. 23 (B 712)

Reference (Deposit): 7) BROOKS, 1921, P. 38 (B714)

Reference (Deposit): 8) BROOKS AND MARTIN, 1921, P. 71 (B714)

Reference (Deposit): 9) HARRINGTON, 1921B, P. 236 (B714)

Reference (Deposit): 10) BROOKS, 1923, P. 13 (B739)

Reference (Deposit): 11) MERTIE, 1923, P. 158 (B739)

Reference (Deposit): 12) SMITH, P. S., 1926, P. 17 (B783)

Reference (Deposit): 13) SMITH, P. S., 1929, P. 27 (B797)

Reference (Deposit): 14) SMITH, P. S., 1930A, P. 36 (B810)

Reference (Deposit): 15) SMITH, P. S., 1930B, P. 42 (B813)

Reference (Deposit): 17) SMITH, P. S., 1933A, P. 48 (B836)

Reference (Deposit): 18) SMITH, P. S., 1933B, P. 49 (B844-A)

Reference (Deposit): 19) SMITH, P. S., 1934A, P. 46 (B857-A)

Reference (Deposit): 20) SMITH, P. S., 1934B, P. 52 (B864-A)

Reference (Deposit): 21) SMITH, P. S., 1936, P. 53 (B868-A)

Reference (Deposit): 22) SMITH, P. S., 1937, P. 57 (B880-A)

Reference (Deposit): 23) SMITH, P. S., 1938, P. 66 (B897-A)

Reference (Deposit): 24) SMITH, P. S., 1939A, P. 70 (B910-A)

Reference (Deposit): 25) SMITH, P. S., 1939B, P. 69 (B917-A)

Reference (Deposit): 26) SMITH, P. S., 1941, P. 64 (B926-A)

Reference (Deposit): 27) SMITH, P. S., 1942B, P. 61 (B933-A)

Reference (Deposit): 28) ANDERSON, ESKIL, 1947, P. 39 (TDM 5-R)

Reference (Deposit): 29) GAULT AND OTHERS, 1953, P. 1, 3-9, 15, CASS, 1959B (I-287)

Reference (Deposit): 30) WEDOW AND OTHERS, 1952, P. 43 (OF 51)

Reference (Deposit): 31) COBB, 1972, P. 45-46 (OF 508)

Reference (Deposit): 16) SMITH, P. S., 1932, P. 46 (B824)

Reference (Deposit): 32) COBB, 1972 (MF 389)

Reference (Production): MARTIN 1919

Reference (Deposit): BROOKS, 1913, P. 49 (B542)

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