Candle Creek

The Candle Creek is a mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 49 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

State: Alaska

County: na

Elevation: 49 Feet (15 Meters)

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 65.8903, -161.96390

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Candle Creek MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Candle Creek
Secondary: Alaska Dredging Association
Secondary: Arctic Circle Exploration, Inc.
Secondary: Candle Creek Dredging Company
Secondary: Candle Creek Mining Company
Secondary: Candle Ditch Company
Secondary: Golden Center Mines
Secondary: Fairhaven Gold Dredging Company

Commodity

Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver

Location

State: Alaska
District: Fairhaven

Land Status

Land ownership: Unknown
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
Type: Patented

Workings

Type: Surface

Ownership

Owner Name: Fred Weinard
Company ID: 5001032
Percent: 8.00

Owner Name: Tundra Explorations
Company ID: 5001032
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1983

Owner Name: Clara Bea, Inc./Vial And Comstock
Company ID: 5001032
Home Office: Oregon
Info Year: 1983

Owner Name: Mike Ostler
Company ID: 5001032
Info Year: 1981

Owner Name: Fred Ward
Company ID: 5001032
Info Year: 1981

Owner Name: Jensen, Alan
Company ID: 5001032
Info Year: 1981

Owner Name: Jmc Ltd
Company ID: 5001032
Info Year: 1981

Owner Name: N. Lyng
Company ID: 5001032
Percent: 6.00

Owner Name: Havenstrite Oil
Company ID: 5001032
Percent: 42.00
Home Office: California
Info Year: 1984

Owner Name: W. Ogden
Company ID: 5001032
Percent: 18.00

Owner Name: Cannon, H.
Company ID: 5001032
Percent: 21.00

Owner Name: Rhinehart Berg - Tundra Exploration
Company ID: 5001032
Percent: 5.00
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1984

Production

Year: 1966
Description: Total Silver Production Prior To 1966 * 28871 Troy Ounces Commodity
Year: 1966
Description: Total Gold Production Prior To 1966 * 222531 Troy Ounces Commodity

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Placer
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1901
Discovery Year: 1901
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

Unknown: Quartz
Unknown: Gold

Comments

Comment (Ownership): OPERATOR ADDRESS: JMC LTD. GENERAL DELIVERY CANDLE, ALASKA 99728 OPERATOR ADDRESS: CLARA BEA, INC. 15105 S.W. 98TH TIGARD, OREGON 97223 TELE: (503) 620-3797 OPERATOR ADDRESS: CLARA BEA, INC.-D.B. VIAL & B.W. COMSTOCK GENERAL DELIVERY CANDLE, ALASKA 99728

Comment (Deposit): M.S. 1236 ISSUED 25 SEPT, 1922; PAT. #881133 - 34.11 ACRES. M.S. 1237 ISSUED APR 16, 1923; PAT. #899373 - 305.37 ACRES. M.S. 1869 ISSUED MAR 30, 1932 PAT. #1045165 - 254.33 ACRES. M.S. 1871 ISSUED JAN 21, 1932 PAT. #1052918 - 19.34 ACRES. M.S. 1872 ISSUED JAN 21, 1932 PAT. #1052919 - 39.60 ACRES. M.S. 1873 ISSUED JAN 21, 1932 PAT. # 1052920 - 80.66 ACRES. PRODUCTION PRIOR TO 1967: 222,531 OZ OF AU, 28,871 OZ OF AG (USBM AFOC FILES). BEDROCK IS POORLY EXPOSED PALEOZOIC SCHIST & LIMESTONE COVERED BY TERT(?) & QUATERNARY BASALT LAVAS WITH AT LEAST 1 GRANITE DIKE CUTTING THE PALEOZOIC ROCK (OF 508). RUNWAY 5,600 FT. LONG. 1981 MSHA MID 5000290 MSHA MID 5000559

Comment (Production): TOTAL VALUE OF PRODUCTION FROM CANDLE CREEK= $6786341.

References

Reference (Deposit): B868A pp. 50, 59

Reference (Deposit): B880A pp. 53-54, 61

Reference (Deposit): B897A pp. 61-62, 71

Reference (Deposit): B910A pp. 66-67, 76-77

Reference (Deposit): B917A pp. 66, 75

Reference (Deposit): B926A pp. 62, 71

Reference (Deposit): B933A pp. 58-59, 68

Reference (Deposit): TDM5R pp. 31, 39

Reference (Deposit): C250 pp. 11-14

Reference (Deposit): I287

Reference (Deposit): B864A pp. 49, 57

Reference (Deposit): B844A pp. 46-47, 54

Reference (Deposit): B857A pp. 43, 51

Reference (Deposit): B1246 p. 115

Reference (Deposit): I492

Reference (Deposit): P610 p. 17

Reference (Deposit): BMOF98-76 pp. 13-14

Reference (Deposit): OF77-796B

Reference (Deposit): E&MJ 7905 p. 80, No. 41

Reference (Deposit): AMR 81-82

Reference (Deposit): MTA 82 No. A-41

Reference (Deposit): AK MINE LICENSE-1983

Reference (Deposit): SR31 p. 8

Reference (Deposit): SR38 p. 43, No. 38

Reference (Deposit): MF389

Reference (Deposit): OF508 pp. 40-41

Reference (Deposit): B1374

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 045-015

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 045-016

Reference (Deposit): P10 p. 51

Reference (Deposit): B225 pp. 77-78

Reference (Deposit): B247 pp. 60-63

Reference (Deposit): B263 p. 209

Reference (Deposit): B314b p. 35

Reference (Deposit): B379r pp. 364-368

Reference (Deposit): B442s pp. 369 -370

Reference (Deposit): B449 pp. 126-127

Reference (Deposit): B592u pp. 388, 394-395

Reference (Deposit): B622r p. 371

Reference (Deposit): B662q pp. 451-452, 454-455

Reference (Deposit): BMB142 p. 28

Reference (Deposit): B692

Reference (Deposit): B692y pp. 380, 391-392

Reference (Deposit): B712h pp. 187-189

Reference (Deposit): B714k pp. 232-233, 235

Reference (Deposit): B722a p. 62

Reference (Deposit): B773a p. 27

Reference (Deposit): B783a p. 17

Reference (Deposit): B792a pp. 22, 24

Reference (Deposit): B797a p. 30

Reference (Deposit): B810a pp. 34, 40

Reference (Deposit): B813a pp. 40, 47

Reference (Deposit): B824a pp. 45, 53

Reference (Deposit): B836a pp. 46, 54

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