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Hidden Creek Lode

The Hidden Creek Lode is a bismuth mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 801 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

Name: Hidden Creek Lode

State:  Alaska

County:  na

Elevation: 801 Feet (244 Meters)

Commodity: Bismuth

Lat, Long: 63.2083, -154.75280

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MRDS mine locations are often very general, and in some cases are incorrect. Some mine remains have been covered or removed by modern industrial activity or by development of things like housing. The satellite view offers a quick glimpse as to whether the MRDS location corresponds to visible mine remains.


Satelite image of the Hidden Creek Lode

Hidden Creek Lode MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Hidden Creek Lode
Secondary: Eltigro No. 2
Secondary: Birch Gulch
Secondary: Hidden Creek
Secondary: Mohawk Mining Claim
Secondary: Shamrock Mining Claim
Secondary: Eltigro
Secondary: M. S. W. 1-3
Secondary: M. S. W. Fraction
Secondary: Hidden Creek Rl
Secondary: Dry Gulch
Secondary: Hidden Creek 1-4

Commodity

Primary: Bismuth
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Tungsten
Tertiary: Uranium

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

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Unknown
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N

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): USGS CRIB D002707

References

Reference (Deposit): B880A pp. 48-49

Reference (Deposit): C279 p. 12

Reference (Deposit): GR22 p. 6

Reference (Deposit): MF365

Reference (Deposit): B864C pp. 193-195, 235

Reference (Deposit): B868A p. 46

Reference (Deposit): OF508 p. 31

Reference (Deposit): OF78-94 pp. 24-25

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 065-018

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 065-020

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 065-022

Reference (Deposit): B722a p. 60

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 (Deposit): B836a p. 43

Reference (Deposit): B844A p. 43

Reference (Deposit): B864A p. 45

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 065-004

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