Franklin Creek

The Franklin Creek is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 1,900 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: 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

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Mineral Deposit Model

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Orebody

Not available

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

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Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

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Comments

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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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