Sourdough Creek

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

Name: Sourdough Creek  

State:  Alaska

County:  na

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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