The Sourdough Creek is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 1,650 feet.
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
Elevation: 1,650 Feet (503 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 65.3367, -146.47170
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Sourdough Creek MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Sourdough Creek
Secondary: Silver Creek
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Antimony
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Tin
Tertiary: Tungsten
Location
State: Alaska
Land Status
Land ownership: Municipality
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
Type: Located Claim
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Doug Green
Owner Name: James Taaffe Iii
Percent: 3.00
Info Year: 1976
Owner Name: Michael Gottschalk And Judith Macdonnell
Percent: 6.00
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1976
Owner Name: P. And L Mechanical
Info Year: 1981
Owner Name: James Stimple
Percent: 3.00
Info Year: 1976
Owner Name: Edward A. Wilkins
Percent: 9.00
Info Year: 1976
Owner Name: Carl J. Carlson
Percent: 23.00
Info Year: 1976
Owner Name: Lappi, A. J.
Percent: 57.00
Info Year: 1976
Production
Year: 1934
Description: Production Reported 1235 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1963
Description: 1 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1958
Description: 1 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1954
Description: 1 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1948
Description: 10 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1947
Description: 17 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1947
Description: 157 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1946
Description: 224 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1963
Description: 98 Yards Processed. 7 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1958
Description: 13 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1954
Description: 7 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1948
Description: 90 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1946
Description: 28 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1934
Description: 85 Troy Ounces Silver
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Placer
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
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
Not available
Comments
Comment (Production): USGS CRIB A000609, USGS CRIB D002675. PRODUCTION PRIOR TO 1964: 4309 OZ AU, 332 OZ AG (USBM AFOC FILES).
References
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 050-263
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 050-381
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 050-445
Reference (Deposit): B857A p. 30
Reference (Deposit): B864A p. 35
Reference (Deposit): B868A p. 36
Reference (Deposit): B880A p. 39
Reference (Deposit): B910A p. 48
Reference (Deposit): B917A pp. 43-44, 46
Reference (Deposit): B926A pp. 40, 42-43
Reference (Deposit): B933A p. 39
Reference (Deposit): TDM1 pp. 14, 32
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 050-043
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 050-081
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 050-128
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 050-139
Reference (Deposit): OF42 pp. 6, 13, 19
Reference (Deposit): C331 p. 8
Reference (Deposit): C348 p. 11
Reference (Deposit): MF391
Reference (Deposit): OF508 p. 71
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 050-147
Reference (Deposit): OF76-633 p. 58
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 050-148
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 050-028
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 050-033
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