Porcupine Creek

The Porcupine Creek is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 2,500 feet.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Porcupine Creek
Secondary: Yankee Creek

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Tin
Tertiary: Silver

Location

State: Alaska

Land Status

Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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: Paul And Co.
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1993

Owner Name: Riverside Mining Co.
Info Year: 1981

Owner Name: Henry Warner
Info Year: 1979

Owner Name: George Haskins
Info Year: 1979

Owner Name: Au Placers, Inc.
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1976

Owner Name: Au Ltd. (Henry Warner)
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1976

Owner Name: L. Mcgee
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Nevada
Info Year: 1976

Production

Year: 1965
Description: 2 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1955
Description: 134 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1955
Description: 15,000 Yards Processed. 568 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1954
Description: 378 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1954
Description: 23,000 Yards Processed. 1643 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1953
Description: 146 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1953
Description: 9,500 Yards Processed. 601 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1952
Description: 63 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1952
Description: 254 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1935
Description: 653 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1934
Description: 48 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1934
Description: 3,055 Yards Processed. 205 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1965
Description: 1 Troy Ounces Silver

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Placer
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1934
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 A000643. PRODUCTION PRIOR TO 1966: 7027 OZ AU, 1719 OZ AG (USBM AFOC FILES). TWO OPERATORS 1975. NO PRODUCTION FIGURES. 1993 - WASHING PLANT @ 170 CU YDS (130 CU M) PER HOUR FOR 1,500 HOURS, PROCESSED A TOTAL OF 255,000 CU YDS (194,973 CU M) GRAVEL (SR 48).

References

Reference (Deposit): GEOL. AND GEOPHYS. SURV. SPEC. REP. 48, 1994, P. 30.

Reference (Deposit): AND E.W. HANSEN. ALASKA'S MINERAL INDUSTRY 1993. AK DIV.

Reference (Deposit): BUNDTZEN, T.K., R.C. SWAINBANK, A.H. CLOUGH, M.W. HENNING,

Reference (Deposit): OF76-633 p. 52

Reference (Deposit): BMOF98-76 p. 21

Reference (Deposit): OF508 p. 66

Reference (Deposit): MF391

Reference (Deposit): GC13 p. 29

Reference (Deposit): B926A p. 44

Reference (Deposit): B917A p. 48

Reference (Deposit): B910A p. 49

Reference (Deposit): B897C pp. 224-226

Reference (Deposit): B897A p. 50

Reference (Deposit): B880A p. 43

Reference (Deposit): B868A p. 39

Reference (Deposit): B864A p. 38

Reference (Deposit): B857A p. 35

Reference (Deposit): B314n p. 198

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 050-334

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 050-084

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 050-054

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 050-019

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 050-052

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