The Hidden Creek Placer is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 850 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: 850 Feet (259 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 63.2161, -154.74720
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Hidden Creek Placer MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Hidden Creek Placer
Secondary: Sherlock Assn.
Secondary: Nos. 1-3 Above Sherlock Assn.
Secondary: Liberty Assn
Secondary: Hidden Creek Disc.
Secondary: Nos. 1-2 Above
Secondary: Storm King Assn.
Secondary: Nos. 1-10 Below
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Tungsten
Tertiary: Bismuth
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: Located Claim
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Year: 1931
Description: 141 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1930
Description: 387 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1929
Description: 5,000 Yards Processed. 437 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1925
Description: 640 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1924
Description: 377 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1922
Description: 4,000 Yards Processed. 224 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1932
Description: 6,111 Yards Processed. 100 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1930
Description: 19 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1929
Description: 29 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1928
Description: 3,000 Yards Processed. 104 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1927
Description: 208 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1923
Description: 1,222 Yards Processed. 714 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1921
Description: 1,311 Yards Processed. 128 Troy Ounces Gold
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Placer
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1921
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 (Deposit): B864C pp. 193-195, 235
Reference (Deposit): B868A p. 46
Reference (Deposit): B880A pp. 48-49
Reference (Deposit): B897A p. 57
Reference (Deposit): B910A p. 60
Reference (Deposit): B917A p. 59
Reference (Deposit): OF78-94 pp. 24-25
Reference (Deposit): B836a p. 43
Reference (Deposit): B844A p. 43
Reference (Deposit): B864A p. 45
Reference (Deposit): B722e pp. 159, 161
Reference (Deposit): B783a p. 15
Reference (Deposit): B783e pp. 127, 135-137, 139
Reference (Deposit): B797a p. 25
Reference (Deposit): B810a p. 31
Reference (Deposit): B813a pp. 36-37
Reference (Deposit): B824a p. 42
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 065-0019
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 065-003
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 065-007
Reference (Deposit): B722a p. 60
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