Windy Creek

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

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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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