The Canyon Creek is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 499 feet.
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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: 499 Feet (152 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 64.8903, -164.69440
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Canyon Creek MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Canyon Creek
Secondary: Upper Iron Creek
Secondary: Dome Creek
Secondary: Iron Creek
Secondary: Eldorado Creek
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver
Location
State: Alaska
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Type: Located Claim
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Carl Emmons
Company ID: 5001089
Info Year: 1981
Owner Name: Chuck Reader
Company ID: 5001089
Info Year: 1981
Owner Name: Hugo Lindfors
Company ID: 5001089
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1977
Production
Year: 1952
Description: 2,100 Yards Processed. 39 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1951
Description: 4 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1951
Description: 32 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1950
Description: 2 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1950
Description: 18 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1949
Description: 2 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1949
Description: 1,500 Yards Processed. 19 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1942
Description: 577 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1942
Description: Production Reported 5936 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1954
Description: 2 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1953
Description: 222 Yards Processed. 22 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1956
Description: 14 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1955
Description: 1 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1955
Description: 12 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1954
Description: 16 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1953
Description: 4 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1952
Description: 4 Troy Ounces Silver
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 (Geology): ALASKA KARDEX 53-231 (5 ACTIVE CLAIMS-LINFORS). BEDROCK CONSISTS CHIEFLY OF SCHIST BROKEN BY BROAD BELTS OF LIMESTONE WHICH TREND IN A NORTH-WESTERLY DIRECTION (B722).
References
Reference (Deposit): B284n p. 136
Reference (Deposit): B314k pp. 162-163
Reference (Deposit): B379q pp. 322-328
Reference (Deposit): B442s pp. 363-364
Reference (Deposit): B592u p. 393
Reference (Deposit): B622r p. 372
Reference (Deposit): B910A p. 66
Reference (Deposit): B917A p. 65
Reference (Deposit): B926A pp. 61, 71-72
Reference (Deposit): B933A pp. 58, 68
Reference (Deposit): MF445
Reference (Deposit): OF508 p. 45
Reference (Deposit): OF512 pp. 1, 9-10
Reference (Deposit): B1374 p. 79
Reference (Deposit): BMOF73-75 p. 70
Reference (Deposit): OF75-2
Reference (Deposit): BMOF98-76 p. 73
Reference (Deposit): OF78-181 p. 81
Reference (Deposit): MTA 82 No. A-51
Reference (Deposit): SR38 p. 25
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 053-052
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 053-231
Reference (Deposit): B225 p. 53
Reference (Deposit): B259b p. 23
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