Chicago Creek

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

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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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