The Chicago Creek is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 699 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: 699 Feet (213 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 65.1736, -150.36810
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Chicago Creek MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Chicago Creek
Secondary: Alpha Creek
Secondary: Omega Creek
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Mercury
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Tungsten
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: Martin H. Ott
Company ID: 5000603
Percent: 78.00
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1977
Owner Name: Lloyd Hubbard
Company ID: 5000603
Percent: 22.00
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1977
Production
Year: 1932
Description: 111 Yards Processed. 54 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1929
Description: 38 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1928
Description: 11 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1927
Description: 55 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1925
Description: 81 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1924
Description: 103 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1921
Description: 1,200 Yards Processed. 38 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1918
Description: 8 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1917
Description: 14 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1907
Description: 23 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1907
Description: 205 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1936
Description: 42 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1952
Description: 161 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1952
Description: 20,370 Yards Processed. 571 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1951
Description: 35 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1951
Description: 1,480 Yards Processed. 125 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1935
Description: 12 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1933
Description: 41 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1956
Description: 20 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1956
Description: 4,500 Yards Processed. 100 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1953
Description: 29 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1953
Description: 11,000 Yards Processed. 103 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1916
Description: 92 Yards Processed. 29 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1906
Description: 343 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1920
Description: 296 Yards Processed. 78 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1918
Description: 139 Yards Processed. 50 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1917
Description: 333 Yards Processed. 85 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1926
Description: 10,000 Yards Processed. 67 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1922
Description: 4,000 Yards Processed. 96 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1931
Description: 1,916 Yards Processed. 90 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1930
Description: 800 Yards Processed. 33 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1928
Description: 12,000 Yards Processed. 39 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
Comment (Production): USGS CRIB D002618. PRODUCTION PRIOR TO 1907: 13 OZ. OF AU (USBMAFOC FILES). BEDROCK IS SCHISTOSE GRIT AND SLATE, GRAVEL CONTAINS SOME QUARTZITE AND VEIN QUARTZ (B259). OMEGA CREEK BECAME A PRODUCER IN 1903 (B259).
References
Reference (Deposit): B797a p. 22
Reference (Deposit): B836a p. 36
Reference (Deposit): B844A p. 37
Reference (Deposit): B844D pp. 203-204
Reference (Deposit): B844Da p. 238
Reference (Deposit): B857A p. 33
Reference (Deposit): B864A p. 41
Reference (Deposit): B880A p. 42
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 048-016
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 048-087
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 048-122
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 048-123
Reference (Deposit): B213 p. 55
Reference (Deposit): B259j pp. 115, 118
Reference (Deposit): B263 p. 53
Reference (Deposit): B280 pp. 38, 44-45, 48-50
Reference (Deposit): B284l p. 126
Reference (Deposit): B337 pp. 82, 91, 96, 98
Reference (Deposit): P70 p. 183
Reference (Deposit): B520p p. 283
Reference (Deposit): B535 p. 35
Reference (Deposit): B592r p. 362
Reference (Deposit): B692t p. 334
Reference (Deposit): B783a p. 14
Reference (Deposit): B917A p. 50
Reference (Deposit): B926A p. 47
Reference (Deposit): B933A p. 43
Reference (Deposit): TDM1 pp. 27, 39
Reference (Deposit): IC8252 p. 55
Reference (Deposit): MF371
Reference (Deposit): OF508 p. 77
Reference (Deposit): BMOF98-76 pp. 82-85
Reference (Deposit): B910A p. 53
Reference (Deposit): B897A p. 51
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