Candle Creek Ii

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

Name: Candle Creek Ii

State:  Alaska

County:  na

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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