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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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