The Candle Creek Ii is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 571 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
Elevation: 571 Feet (174 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 62.8864, -155.79640
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Candle Creek Ii MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Candle Creek Ii
Secondary: Candle Creek Disc. 1-18
Secondary: Homestake
Secondary: Lunar Fraction
Secondary: Savage Assn.
Secondary: Nos. 5-1 Above Disc.
Secondary: Lower McKinnon Bench
Secondary: Henry Bench
Secondary: McKinnon Bench Assn.
Secondary: No. 5 Fraction
Secondary: Red Devil Assn.
Secondary: No. 7 Above Creek Claim
Secondary: Stanton Bench
Secondary: Kerney Bench Assn.
Secondary: Saint Claire Fraction
Secondary: No. 6 Or Mcdonald Fraction
Secondary: No. 4 Bench 2nd Tier Ll
Secondary: No. 6 Above Disc.
Secondary: Miocene
Secondary: Forgotten
Secondary: Kerney
Secondary: Dome Nos. 2-4
Secondary: Rescue Assn.
Secondary: Ruttle Assn.
Secondary: Five Above Dome
Secondary: Sinclair Bench
Secondary: Esselman Fraction
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Mercury
Tertiary: Tungsten
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: Past Producer
Operation Type: Placer
Mining Method: Unknown
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): B926A p. 56
Reference (Deposit): B933A p. 52
Reference (Deposit): TDM1 pp. 25-26
Reference (Deposit): RI4065 p. 5
Reference (Deposit): OF51 p. 89
Reference (Deposit): C255 pp. 16, 18
Reference (Deposit): B1139 p. 188
Reference (Deposit): IC8131 pp. 7, 57
Reference (Deposit): IC8252 p. 53
Reference (Deposit): P530 p. 111
Reference (Deposit): C615 pp. 16, 18-20
Reference (Deposit): MF379
Reference (Deposit): OF508 pp. 30-31
Reference (Deposit): OF76-485 pp. 70-71
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 074-001
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 074-028
Reference (Deposit): B592d p. 70
Reference (Deposit): B622c p. 67
Reference (Deposit): B622n pp. 257, 261, 265
Reference (Deposit): B642l pp. 238, 251-252, 265
Reference (Deposit): B655 p. 131
Reference (Deposit): BMB153 p. 55
Reference (Deposit): B662b p. 60
Reference (Deposit): B692b p. 40
Reference (Deposit): B712a p. 50
Reference (Deposit): B714a p. 39
Reference (Deposit): B714b pp. 67, 93
Reference (Deposit): B722a pp. 11, 60
Reference (Deposit): B739a pp. 9, 42
Reference (Deposit): B739g p. 157
Reference (Deposit): B754 pp. 107-108
Reference (Deposit): B755a pp. 14, 47
Reference (Deposit): B773a pp. 27, 48
Reference (Deposit): B783a pp. 15, 18
Reference (Deposit): B792a pp. 20, 25
Reference (Deposit): B797a pp. 24-25, 30
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): B857A pp. 40-41
Reference (Deposit): B897A p. 57
Reference (Deposit): B910A p. 60
Reference (Deposit): B864A p. 45
Reference (Deposit): B864C pp. 197-198
Reference (Deposit): B868A p. 46
Reference (Deposit): B880A p. 48
Reference (Deposit): B917A pp. 58-59
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