The Fox Creek is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 1,194 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 1,194 Feet (364 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 65.0011, -147.60970
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Fox Creek MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Fox Creek
Secondary: Kunkle
Secondary: Bonnie Bess Discovery 1-16
Secondary: Clean Lucre No. 1
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Alaska
Land Status
Land ownership: State
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: Fox Gulch Trio, Inc.
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1985
Owner Name: Harvey Case/John Turner/Ronald Way Corp.
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1985
Production
Year: 1964
Description: 7 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1949
Description: 1 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1948
Description: 1 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1945
Description: 3 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1942
Description: 2 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1941
Description: 2 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1934
Description: 889 Yards Processed. 42 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1932
Description: 2,220 Yards Processed. 43 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1927
Description: 1,500 Yards Processed. 18 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1924
Description: 10 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1922
Description: 4 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1923
Description: 50 Yards Processed. 5 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1964
Description: 1 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1949
Description: 8 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1948
Description: 3 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1946
Description: 3 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1945
Description: 21 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1942
Description: 21 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1941
Description: 10 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1936
Description: 33 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1934
Description: 4 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1931
Description: 1,666 Yards Processed. 33 Troy Ounces Gold
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Placer
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1922
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 (Exploration): ASSESSMENT WORK ON CLAIM CURRENT. HAS BEEN KEPT UP FOR THREE YEARS; HOWEVER, NO RECORD OF PRODUCTION ON FOX CREEK. IS AVAILABLE.
References
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 049-395
Reference (Deposit): AK MINE LICENSE-1985
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