The Windy Creek is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 328 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: 328 Feet (100 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 65.6069, -165.53330
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Windy Creek MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Windy Creek
Secondary: Joe Creek
Secondary: Budd Creek
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Tin
Tertiary: Mercury
Location
State: Alaska
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Type: Located Claim
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Year: 1920
Description: 28 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1919
Description: 82 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1917
Description: 28 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1917
Description: 249 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1919
Description: 9 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1916
Description: 45,000 Yards Processed. 725 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1920
Description: 45,000 Yards Processed. 444 Troy Ounces Gold
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Placer
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1916
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): SOME PROD. PRIOR TO 1912. DREDGING ON BUDD & WINDY CRS 1912- 1920. LITTLE PROD. AFTER 1920. PRIOR TO 1940 BUDD CR. PROD. 738 OZ AU, 94 OZ AG. WINDY CR PRODUCED 1,559 OZ AU, 171 OZ AG PRIOR TO 1954. USGS CRIB A003622, USGS CRIB A003656, USGS CRIB A003685, USGS CRIB A003686.
References
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 043-080
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 043-081
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 043-089
Reference (Deposit): B345m p. 229
Reference (Deposit): B592u pp. 388, 393
Reference (Deposit): B622r p. 372
Reference (Deposit): BMB142 p. 28
Reference (Deposit): B662q p. 452
Reference (Deposit): B722a p. 63
Reference (Deposit): B722f p. 185
Reference (Deposit): B824a p. 48
Reference (Deposit): B836a p. 49
Reference (Deposit): B926A p. 65
Reference (Deposit): C265 pp. 4, 6
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