Dime Creek

The Dime Creek is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 190 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: Dime Creek
Secondary: Eldorado Creek

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Platinum
Tertiary: Chromium
Tertiary: Silver

Location

State: Alaska

Land Status

Not available

Holdings

Type: Located Claim

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Not available

Production

Year: 1955
Description: 10 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1955
Description: 408 Yards Processed. 130 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1954
Description: 11 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1954
Description: 1,800 Yards Processed. 94 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1948
Description: 3 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1947
Description: 2 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1947
Description: 24 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1946
Description: 5 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1946
Description: 40 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1945
Description: 6 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1945
Description: 86 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1943
Description: 10 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1943
Description: 116 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1942
Description: 12 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1942
Description: 135 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1941
Description: 30 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1941
Description: 336 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1937
Description: 123 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1937
Description: 1060 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1936
Description: 853 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1935
Description: 28 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1934
Description: 16 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1934
Description: 11,626 Yards Processed. 426 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1932
Description: 5,333 Yards Processed. 152 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1931
Description: 789 Yards Processed. 185 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1929
Description: 5,666 Yards Processed. 325 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1927
Description: 53 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1927
Description: 565 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1926
Description: 4,868 Yards Processed. 1279 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1925
Description: 24 Troy Ounces Platinum
Year: 1925
Description: 624 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1924
Description: 4 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1924
Description: 2 Troy Ounces Platinum
Year: 1924
Description: 333 Yards Processed. 2249 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1923
Description: 1 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1923
Description: 17,000 Yards Processed. 1608 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1922
Description: 21 Troy Ounces Platinum
Year: 1922
Description: 13,030 Yards Processed. 12030 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1921
Description: 36 Troy Ounces Platinum
Year: 1921
Description: 46,122 Yards Processed. 5989 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1920
Description: 25 Troy Ounces Platinum
Year: 1920
Description: 67,544 Yards Processed. 3058 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1919
Description: 211 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1919
Description: 17,555 Yards Processed. 4313 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1918
Description: 210 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1918
Description: 24,670 Yards Processed. 5441 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1917
Description: 405 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1917
Description: 3,196 Yards Processed. 4688 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1916
Description: 1,500 Yards Processed. 895 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1956
Description: 2 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1959
Description: 5 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1959
Description: 1 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1960
Description: 33 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1960
Description: 4 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1961
Description: 200 Yards Processed. 4 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1961
Description: 1 Troy Ounces Silver

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Placer
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1916
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): PROD. PRIOR TO 1961: 34,747 OZ AU, 1376 OZ AG (USBM FILES). USGS CRIB M045825 USGS CRIB A000452

References

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 045-020

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 045-018

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 045-013

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 045-012

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 045-011

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 045-005

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 045-002

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 045-001

Reference (Deposit): MF389

Reference (Deposit): OF508 pp. 45-46

Reference (Deposit): P630 pp. 89-90

Reference (Deposit): I287

Reference (Deposit): C250 p. 2

Reference (Deposit): TDM5R pp. 18, 39

Reference (Deposit): B933A pp. 61, 68, 74

Reference (Deposit): B926A pp. 64, 71, 77-78

Reference (Deposit): B917A pp. 68-69, 75, 83

Reference (Deposit): OF76-866 pp. 21-23

Reference (Deposit): B868A pp. 53, 59, 70

Reference (Deposit): B864A pp. 52, 68

Reference (Deposit): B857A pp. 46, 63

Reference (Deposit): B844A pp. 49, 55, 67

Reference (Deposit): B836a pp. 48, 54, 68

Reference (Deposit): B824a pp. 46, 53, 65-66

Reference (Deposit): B813a pp. 41-42, 47, 59

Reference (Deposit): B810a pp. 36, 40, 52

Reference (Deposit): B797a pp. 27, 30, 39

Reference (Deposit): B792a pp. 24, 33

Reference (Deposit): B783a pp. 17-18, 25

Reference (Deposit): B773a pp. 27, 30, 50

Reference (Deposit): B739g p. 158

Reference (Deposit): B739a p. 13

Reference (Deposit): B722f pp. 183-184

Reference (Deposit): B722a p. 23

Reference (Deposit): B714k p. 236

Reference (Deposit): B714b pp. 71, 94

Reference (Deposit): B714a p. 38

Reference (Deposit): B712h pp. 188-189, 196

Reference (Deposit): B910A pp. 70, 76, 89

Reference (Deposit): B897A pp. 66, 71, 84

Reference (Deposit): B880A pp. 57, 62, 74

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 045-032

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 045-031

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 045-030

Reference (Deposit): B712a pp. 23, 52

Reference (Deposit): B692y pp. 380-381, 396-398

Reference (Deposit): B692b pp. 21, 40-41

Reference (Deposit): B662q pp. 454, 458

Reference (Deposit): B662b pp. 21, 24

Reference (Deposit): BMB153 p. 56

Reference (Deposit): BMB142 p. 27

Reference (Deposit): B642c pp. 22, 70

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 045-075

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 045-060

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