Otter Creek

The Otter Creek is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 400 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: Otter Creek
Secondary: Black Creek
Secondary: Boulder Creek
Secondary: Glen Gulch

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Antimony
Tertiary: Chromium
Tertiary: Tungsten
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Mercury
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Tin

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

Owner Name: Otter Dredging Co.-John Miscovich
Company ID: 5000302
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1983

Owner Name: Leo Walsh
Company ID: 5000302
Info Year: 1983

Owner Name: Misco Walsh Mining Co.-John Miscovich
Company ID: 5000302
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1983

Owner Name: J. E. Hunter And Elizabeth Nielson
Company ID: 5000302
Percent: 5.00
Info Year: 1976

Owner Name: Ralph Alderson
Company ID: 5000302
Percent: 14.00
Info Year: 1976

Owner Name: John Miscovich
Company ID: 5000302
Percent: 81.00
Home Office: California
Info Year: 1987

Production

Year: 1947
Description: 567 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1946
Description: 509 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1945
Description: 84 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1943
Description: 98 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1942
Description: 1107 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1941
Description: 1735 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1941
Description: 9583 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1935
Description: 1412 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1934
Description: 714 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1933
Description: 61 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1931
Description: 266,177 Yards Processed. 3688 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1930
Description: 94 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1929
Description: 96 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1928
Description: 876 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1927
Description: 1030 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1926
Description: 911 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1925
Description: 1371 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1924
Description: 560 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1923
Description: 1014 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1922
Description: 1376 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1921
Description: 1364 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1920
Description: 429,264 Yards Processed. 14871 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1951
Description: 367,500 Yards Processed. 4174 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1950
Description: 533,000 Yards Processed. 5007 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1919
Description: 2113 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1918
Description: 951 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1917
Description: 13,666 Yards Processed. 8034 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1950
Description: 777 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1947
Description: 93 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1958
Description: 522,180 Yards Processed. 5080 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1957
Description: 1053 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1957
Description: 487,600 Yards Processed. 6952 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1956
Description: 478 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1956
Description: 417,000 Yards Processed. 2985 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1955
Description: 378 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1955
Description: 271,000 Yards Processed. 2128 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1954
Description: 1015 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1915
Description: 370,593 Yards Processed. 13194 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1964
Description: 275 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1964
Description: 440,000 Yards Processed. 1789 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1968
Description: 39,000 Yards Processed. 84 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1966
Description: 199 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1965
Description: 206 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1963
Description: 224 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1963
Description: 430,000 Yards Processed. 1426 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1962
Description: 368 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1962
Description: 380,000 Yards Processed. 2300 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1961
Description: 523 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1961
Description: 331,111 Yards Processed. 3183 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1960
Description: 593 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1960
Description: 3656 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1959
Description: 494 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1959
Description: 207,000 Yards Processed. 3114 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1958
Description: 744 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1968
Description: 14 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1966
Description: 350,000 Yards Processed. 1109 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1965
Description: 370,000 Yards Processed. 1292 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1929
Description: 7,000 Yards Processed. 613 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1928
Description: 186,269 Yards Processed. 5506 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1925
Description: 86,335 Yards Processed. 7190 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1924
Description: 560,765 Yards Processed. 5387 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1923
Description: 274,264 Yards Processed. 6818 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1922
Description: 461,945 Yards Processed. 9211 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1921
Description: 401,261 Yards Processed. 9512 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1920
Description: 2224 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1919
Description: 259,288 Yards Processed. 12865 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1918
Description: 107,000 Yards Processed. 7791 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1917
Description: 1472 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1916
Description: 340,000 Yards Processed. 12433 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1953
Description: 1161 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1952
Description: 875 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1951
Description: 654 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1954
Description: 555,800 Yards Processed. 6343 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1953
Description: 662,000 Yards Processed. 7119 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1946
Description: 120,800 Yards Processed. 3660 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1945
Description: 505 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1943
Description: 990 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1942
Description: 5096 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1936
Description: 1626 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1934
Description: 228,035 Yards Processed. 4567 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1933
Description: 12,000 Yards Processed. 432 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1932
Description: 125,317 Yards Processed. 5295 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1930
Description: 50,000 Yards Processed. 570 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1927
Description: 226,986 Yards Processed. 6626 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1926
Description: 5,000 Yards Processed. 7360 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1952
Description: 491,000 Yards Processed. 5654 Troy Ounces Gold

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Placer
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 (Ownership): OWNER-OPERATOR ADDRESS: MISCA WALSH MINING CO.- JOHN MISCOVICH GENERAL DELIVERY FLAT, ALASKA 99509

Comment (Production): USGS CRIB A001380, USGS CRIB A001393, USGS CRIB A001398, USGS CRIB D002698. PRODUCTION FROM BLACK CREEK PRIOR TO 1916: 1842 OZ AU, 149 OZ AG (USBM AFOC FILES). PRODUCTION FROM GLEN GULCH PRIOR TO 1959: 10,421 OZ AU, 1231 OZ AG (USBM AFOC FILES). PRODUCTION FROM OTTER CREEK PRIOR TO 1969: 230,121 OZ AU, 30,028 OZ AG (USBM AFOC FILES). MISCOVICH MINING ON OTTER CREEK IN 1975 (CARNES, 1975). USGS CRIB D002699 USGS CRIB D002701

References

Reference (Deposit): B783a p. 18

Reference (Deposit): B792a pp. 18, 25

Reference (Deposit): P610 p. 28

Reference (Deposit): BMOF6-69 pp. 5-6

Reference (Deposit): MF363

Reference (Deposit): OF508 p. 80

Reference (Deposit): B1374 pp. 146-148

Reference (Deposit): BMOF98-76 p. 40

Reference (Deposit): OF76-576 pp. 45-47

Reference (Deposit): OF77-168D pp. 57-58

Reference (Deposit): OF82-719 p. 6, No. 121

Reference (Deposit): SR38 p. 26

Reference (Deposit): AK MINE LICENSE-1985 No. 288

Reference (Deposit): SR39 p. 26

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 073-023

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 073-024

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 073-027

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 073-028

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 073-046

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 073-065

Reference (Deposit): B410 p. 63

Reference (Deposit): B442a p. 45

Reference (Deposit): B480m pp. 238, 240, 253-255, 262, 267

Reference (Deposit): B520c p. 40

Reference (Deposit): B542m pp. 299, 300, 302-303

Reference (Deposit): B578 pp. 31-32, 34, 35

Reference (Deposit): B592d p. 69

Reference (Deposit): B622c pp. 56-57

Reference (Deposit): B622n pp. 257, 260

Reference (Deposit): B622o p. 286

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 073-001

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 073-002

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 073-004

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 073-005

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 073-014

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 073-019

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 073-020

Reference (Deposit): B836a pp. 34-35, 54

Reference (Deposit): B926A pp. 44, 71

Reference (Deposit): B933A pp. 42-43, 67

Reference (Deposit): TDM1 pp. 26, 35, 40

Reference (Deposit): C255 pp. 4, 9

Reference (Deposit): IC8131 p. 51

Reference (Deposit): B844A pp. 34, 54

Reference (Deposit): B857A pp. 32, 51

Reference (Deposit): B864A pp. 36-37, 56

Reference (Deposit): B864C pp. 198, 207, 216-220, 242

Reference (Deposit): B868A pp. 37, 59

Reference (Deposit): B880A pp. 41, 61

Reference (Deposit): B897A pp. 48, 71

Reference (Deposit): B910A pp. 50, 76

Reference (Deposit): B917A pp. 48-49, 75

Reference (Deposit): RI5991 pp. 5, 8-9, 12, 17-21

Reference (Deposit): IC8252 pp. 50, 54, 55

Reference (Deposit): B622o p. 287

Reference (Deposit): B642c p. 66

Reference (Deposit): B642l pp. 253, 255, 266

Reference (Deposit): B649 pp. 47-49

Reference (Deposit): B655 p. 145

Reference (Deposit): BMB142 p. 26

Reference (Deposit): BMB153 p. 54

Reference (Deposit): B662b p. 59

Reference (Deposit): B692b p. 38

Reference (Deposit): B722a p. 56

Reference (Deposit): B773a p. 27

Reference (Deposit): B754 pp. 83, 110-112

Reference (Deposit): B755a pp. 14, 44

Reference (Deposit): B797a p. 21

Reference (Deposit): B810a pp. 27, 40

Reference (Deposit): B813a pp. 29-30, 47

Reference (Deposit): B824a pp. 34, 52

Reference (Deposit): B739a pp. 9, 40

Reference (Deposit): B739g p. 157

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