The Bourbon Creek is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 39 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: 39 Feet (12 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 64.5175, -165.38890
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Bourbon Creek MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Bourbon Creek
Secondary: Heath
Secondary: Kafa Fraction
Secondary: M.S. 1190
Secondary: M.S. 492
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Alaska
Land Status
Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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: Patented
Type: Located Claim
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Year: 1907
Description: 79 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1926
Description: 30 Yards Processed. 2 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1906
Description: 15274 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1915
Description: 50,000 Yards Processed. 997 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1907
Description: 571 Troy Ounces Gold
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Placer
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1906
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 (Deposit): M.S. 1190 (PAT. NO. 729409) M.S. 492 (PAT. NO. 424699)
References
Reference (Deposit): B520t p. 342
Reference (Deposit): B533 pp. 77, 89-90
Reference (Deposit): B592u pp. 387, 389
Reference (Deposit): MF463
Reference (Deposit): B328 pp. 166-168
Reference (Deposit): B442s pp. 357-358
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 052-223
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 052-243
Reference (Deposit): SP4 pp. 69, 83-84
Reference (Deposit): B263 p. 165
Reference (Deposit): B284n p. 135
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