Pearl Creek

The Pearl Creek is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 1,302 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: Pearl Creek
Secondary: Yellow Pup
Secondary: Roman Assn.
Secondary: O'Connor Assn.
Secondary: Ussr&M Co.

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Bismuth
Tertiary: Tungsten

Location

State: Alaska

Land Status

Land ownership: Mixed
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
Type: Patented

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Owner Name: Walter E. Roman
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1976

Production

Year: 1942
Description: 24395 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1942
Description: 159249 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1941
Description: 52 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1941
Description: 284 Troy Ounces Gold

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Placer
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1941
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

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Comments

Comment (Production): USGS CRIB D002666. PROD. FROM PEARL CR. 1906-1961: 1720 OZ AU, 174 OZ AG (USBM FILES). M. S. 2077 ISSUED 1943 ON PEARL CREEK CLAIMS (PAT #1116355).

References

Reference (Deposit): TDM2 p. 27

Reference (Deposit): C335 p. 1

Reference (Deposit): B1024I pp. 188, 211

Reference (Deposit): MF410

Reference (Deposit): BMOF98-76 p. 50

Reference (Deposit): B542j p. 208

Reference (Deposit): B592r p. 359

Reference (Deposit): B622l p. 233

Reference (Deposit): B849B p. 71

Reference (Deposit): B917A p. 44

Reference (Deposit): B926A p. 40

Reference (Deposit): B933A p. 39

Reference (Deposit): TDM1 pp. 39-40

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 058-099

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 058-151

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 058-246

Reference (Deposit): B520n p. 243

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