The Barney Creek is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 1,499 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: 1,499 Feet (457 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 64.9844, -141.94170
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Barney Creek MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Barney Creek
Commodity
Primary: Gold
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
Not available
Production
Year: 1930
Description: 2 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1942
Description: 2 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1941
Description: 1 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1936
Description: 17 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1935
Description: 25 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1934
Description: 5 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1941
Description: 3 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1934
Description: 992 Yards Processed. 25 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1916
Description: 2,500 Yards Processed. 31 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1907
Description: 86 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1906
Description: 100 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1930
Description: 15 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1924
Description: 12 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1923
Description: 400 Yards Processed. 25 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1917
Description: 3 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1915
Description: 55 Yards Processed. 21 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1907
Description: 15 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1928
Description: 81 Yards Processed. 3 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1922
Description: 50 Yards Processed. 3 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1921
Description: 100 Yards Processed. 9 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1917
Description: 1,300 Yards Processed. 24 Troy Ounces Gold
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Placer
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1906
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): B917A p. 56
Reference (Deposit): B926A p. 54
Reference (Deposit): B917D pp. 246-247, 249, 254
Reference (Deposit): B897A p. 55
Reference (Deposit): B897C pp. 191, 195
Reference (Deposit): B910A p. 57
Reference (Deposit): B933A p. 50
Reference (Deposit): B1315 pp. 1, 10
Reference (Deposit): MF393
Reference (Deposit): POWERS, J.B. BRIEF HISTORY OF THE FORTYMILE MINING DISTRICT
Reference (Deposit): TO 1935. AK. TERR. DEPT. OF MINES MINER. REP. MR 60-2, 1935
Reference (Deposit): 19 PP.
Reference (Deposit): SMITH, P.S. FINENESS OF GOLD FROM ALASKAN PLACERS. U.S.
Reference (Deposit): GEOL. SURV. BULL 910-C, 1941, PP. 198-201.
Reference (Deposit): BURLEIGH, R.E., AND K.G. LEAR. COMPILATION OF DATA FOR
Reference (Deposit): PHASE 1 OF THE MINERAL RESOURCE EVALUATION OF THE BUREAU OF
Reference (Deposit): LAND MANAGEMENT BLACK RIVER AND FORTYMILE RIVER SUBUNITS.
Reference (Deposit): BUMINES OFR 48-94, 1994, 116 PP.
Reference (Deposit): B813a p. 34
Reference (Deposit): B816 p. 164
Reference (Deposit): B824a p. 39
Reference (Deposit): B836a p. 39
Reference (Deposit): B864A p. 42
Reference (Deposit): B868A p. 44
Reference (Deposit): B880A p. 47
Reference (Deposit): B662b p. 56
Reference (Deposit): B797a p. 23
Reference (Deposit): B622c p. 64
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 060-080
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 060-211
Reference (Deposit): B251 p. 56
Reference (Deposit): B375 p. 46
Reference (Deposit): B379b p. 53
Reference (Deposit): B442n p. 244
Reference (Deposit): B480j p. 171
Reference (Deposit): B520l pp. 217-218
Reference (Deposit): B542j p. 219
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