Fourth of July Creek

The Fourth of July Creek is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 1,401 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: Fourth of July Creek
Secondary: C. Ellingen
Secondary: Morgan & Pastos
Secondary: J. R. Layman
Secondary: Donald Bellile Et Al.
Secondary: J. T. Frost
Secondary: J. E. Fatheree

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Platinum
Tertiary: Silver

Location

State: Alaska

Land Status

Land ownership: Federal
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: E. E. Fatheree
Percent: 40.00
Home Office: California
Info Year: 1976

Owner Name: Layman, John R
Percent: 60.00
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1976

Production

Year: 1952
Description: 25 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1951
Description: 76 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1950
Description: 26 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1950
Description: 246 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1949
Description: 76 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1948
Description: 104 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1935
Description: 306 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1934
Description: 301 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1930
Description: 4 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1926
Description: 49 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1925
Description: 558 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1923
Description: 889 Yards Processed. 233 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1919
Description: 10 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1918
Description: 8 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1948
Description: 16 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1949
Description: 70,000 Yards Processed. 1372 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1917
Description: 3 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1952
Description: 210 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1951
Description: 105,000 Yards Processed. 757 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1936
Description: 253 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1934
Description: 25 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1932
Description: 11,111 Yards Processed. 25 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1926
Description: 398 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1924
Description: 5,555 Yards Processed. 852 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1922
Description: 1,000 Yards Processed. 96 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1919
Description: 1,481 Yards Processed. 64 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1918
Description: 1,100 Yards Processed. 77 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1917
Description: 700 Yards Processed. 25 Troy Ounces Gold

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Placer
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1917
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

Comment (Production): USGS CRIB M045827. PRODUCTION PRIOR TO 1939: 6624 OZ AU, 736 OZ AG (USBM AFOC FILES). GOLD PRODUCERS WERE IN TERTIARY CONGLOMERATE BEDROCK (B917).

References

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 051-034

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 051-039

Reference (Deposit): B213 p. 48

Reference (Deposit): B259b p. 29

Reference (Deposit): B284l p. 126

Reference (Deposit): B295 p. 23

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 051-029

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 051-032

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 051-033

Reference (Deposit): B836a p. 38

Reference (Deposit): B844A p. 40

Reference (Deposit): B857A p. 38

Reference (Deposit): B864A p. 42

Reference (Deposit): B868A p. 44

Reference (Deposit): B880A p. 47

Reference (Deposit): B897A p. 55

Reference (Deposit): B897C pp. 201-204

Reference (Deposit): B910A p. 57

Reference (Deposit): B917A p. 56

Reference (Deposit): B926A p. 54

Reference (Deposit): B917D pp. 246-250, 254, 257-259

Reference (Deposit): B933A p. 49

Reference (Deposit): P610 p. 26

Reference (Deposit): P630 p. 90

Reference (Deposit): MF390

Reference (Deposit): OF508 pp. 68-69

Reference (Deposit): B314n pp. 188, 200

Reference (Deposit): B345c p. 50

Reference (Deposit): B480j p. 172

Reference (Deposit): B520k pp. 201, 206-208

Reference (Deposit): B538 pp. 77-79

Reference (Deposit): B542j p. 213

Reference (Deposit): B592r p. 360

Reference (Deposit): B662b p. 56

Reference (Deposit): B783a p. 14

Reference (Deposit): B797a p. 23

Reference (Deposit): B810a p. 29

Reference (Deposit): B813a p. 34

Reference (Deposit): B816 pp. 164-165

Reference (Deposit): B824a p. 39

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 051-019

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 051-026

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