The Franklin Creek is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 1,900 feet.
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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: 1,900 Feet (579 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 64.16, -141.85670
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Franklin Creek MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Franklin Creek
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Mercury
Location
State: Alaska
Land Status
Land ownership: Federal
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
Not available
Production
Year: 1948
Description: 37 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1925
Description: 21 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1924
Description: 84 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1921
Description: 1,110 Yards Processed. 106 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1919
Description: 492 Yards Processed. 90 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1917
Description: 3 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1907
Description: 58 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1948
Description: 283 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1947
Description: 120 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1947
Description: 608 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1929
Description: 4 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1929
Description: 30 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1926
Description: 10 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1930
Description: 4 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1928
Description: 85 Yards Processed. 10 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1927
Description: 9 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1923
Description: 500 Yards Processed. 49 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1922
Description: 2,000 Yards Processed. 117 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1920
Description: 100 Yards Processed. 25 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1919
Description: 15 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1917
Description: 64 Yards Processed. 23 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1907
Description: 10 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1906
Description: 754 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
Not available
References
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 060-008A
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 060-025
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 060-154C
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 060-214
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 060-267
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 060-294
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 060-296
Reference (Deposit): B225 p. 57
Reference (Deposit): B251 pp. 44-45
Reference (Deposit): B284l p. 126
Reference (Deposit): B345k pp. 194, 197
Reference (Deposit): B375 pp. 35, 41
Reference (Deposit): B442n p. 244
Reference (Deposit): B480j p. 170
Reference (Deposit): B520l p. 215
Reference (Deposit): B542j p. 216
Reference (Deposit): B622c p. 63
Reference (Deposit): B642c p. 62
Reference (Deposit): B797a p. 22
Reference (Deposit): B810a p. 29
Reference (Deposit): B813c pp. 135-136
Reference (Deposit): B827 p. 36
Reference (Deposit): U.S. GEOL. SURV. ANNU. REP., PT III, 1989, PP. 252-253.
Reference (Deposit): BURLEIGH, R.E., AND K.G. LEAR. COMPILATION OF DATA FOR
Reference (Deposit): PHASE 1 OF THE MINERAL RESOURCE EVALUATION OF THE BUREAU OF
Reference (Deposit): LAND MANAGEMENT BLACK RIVER AND FORTYMILE RIVER SUBUNITS.
Reference (Deposit): BUMINES OFR 48-94, 1994, 116 PP.
Reference (Deposit): TO 1935. AK. TERR. DEPT. OF MINES MINER. REP. MR 60-2, 1935
Reference (Deposit): 19 PP.
Reference (Deposit): ELLSWORTH, C.E., AND G.L. PARKER. PLACER MINING IN THE
Reference (Deposit): YUKON-TANANA REGION. U.S. GEOL. SURV. BULL. 480, 1911,
Reference (Deposit): P. 216.
Reference (Deposit): SMITH, P.S. FINENESS OF GOLD FROM ALASKAN PLACERS. U.S.
Reference (Deposit): B824a p. 37
Reference (Deposit): B836a p. 38
Reference (Deposit): B844A p. 36
Reference (Deposit): B857A p. 37
Reference (Deposit): B864A p. 42
Reference (Deposit): B868A p. 42
Reference (Deposit): B880A p. 43
Reference (Deposit): B897C pp. 181-183
Reference (Deposit): TDM2 p. 18
Reference (Deposit): IC8252 p. 55
Reference (Deposit): GC16 p. 2
Reference (Deposit): GC23 p. 4
Reference (Deposit): MF393
Reference (Deposit): OF508 pp. 72-73
Reference (Deposit): POWERS, J.B. BRIEF HISTORY OF THE FORTYMILE MINING DISTRICT
Reference (Deposit): GEOL. SURV. BULL. 910-C, 1941, PP. 198-201.
Reference (Deposit): SPURR, J.E. GEOLOGY OF THE YUKON GOLD DISTRICT, ALASKA.
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