Independence Creek

The Independence Creek is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 2,274 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: Independence Creek
Secondary: Berry Dredging Co.

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Tin
Tertiary: Tungsten
Tertiary: Lead

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: Patented
Type: Located Claim

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Owner Name: Gene Russell
Info Year: 1981

Owner Name: Dick Loud And Dale Rameier
Percent: 6.00
Info Year: 1976

Owner Name: Clifford Alexander
Percent: 67.00
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1976

Owner Name: Esther H. Zimmerman
Percent: 11.00
Info Year: 1976

Owner Name: Moss Estate, A. S.
Percent: 17.00
Info Year: 1976

Production

Year: 1951
Description: 31 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1950
Description: 241 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1949
Description: 17 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1948
Description: 40 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1947
Description: 44 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1946
Description: 21 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1945
Description: 6 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1945
Description: 40 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1942
Description: 219 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1941
Description: 576 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1936
Description: 300 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1934
Description: 219 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1931
Description: 655 Yards Processed. 240 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1954
Description: 135 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1953
Description: 205 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1952
Description: 157 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1929
Description: 1,444 Yards Processed. 97 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1927
Description: 791 Yards Processed. 52 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1924
Description: 714 Yards Processed. 50 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1921
Description: 1,050 Yards Processed. 65 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1919
Description: 6 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1918
Description: 3 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1917
Description: 4 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1916
Description: 812 Yards Processed. 61 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1919
Description: 586 Yards Processed. 42 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1918
Description: 267 Yards Processed. 23 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1917
Description: 300 Yards Processed. 29 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1915
Description: 320 Yards Processed. 27 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1955
Description: 50 Yards Processed. 1 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1954
Description: 2,000 Yards Processed. 524 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1953
Description: 20,000 Yards Processed. 813 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1930
Description: 360 Yards Processed. 71 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1928
Description: 841 Yards Processed. 83 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1926
Description: 1,090 Yards Processed. 78 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1925
Description: 103 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1923
Description: 630 Yards Processed. 34 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1922
Description: 480 Yards Processed. 14 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1920
Description: 483 Yards Processed. 50 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1952
Description: 33,000 Yards Processed. 674 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1951
Description: 4 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1950
Description: 57 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1949
Description: 3 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1948
Description: 180 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1947
Description: 271 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1946
Description: 153 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1942
Description: 53 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1941
Description: 140 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1934
Description: 3,703 Yards Processed. 920 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1932
Description: 1,600 Yards Processed. 70 Troy Ounces Gold

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Placer
Mining Method: Unknown
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 D002680. PRODUCTION PRIOR TO 1956: 12,356 OZ AU, 2909 OZ AG (USBM AFOC FILES). ACTIVITY BY ALEXANDER IN 1975 INDICATED (CARNES, 1975). NO PRODUCTION FIGURES AVAILABLE.

References

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 050-211

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 050-248

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 050-384

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 050-447

Reference (Deposit): B251 pp. 59, 63

Reference (Deposit): B295 p. 22

Reference (Deposit): B314n p. 194

Reference (Deposit): B442n p. 238

Reference (Deposit): B480j p. 163

Reference (Deposit): B520n p. 245

Reference (Deposit): B538 p. 63

Reference (Deposit): B917A p. 48

Reference (Deposit): B897C pp. 210-211, 218-222

Reference (Deposit): B910A p. 49

Reference (Deposit): B926A p. 44

Reference (Deposit): B933A p. 41

Reference (Deposit): C348 pp. 11, 13-14

Reference (Deposit): GC5 p. 3

Reference (Deposit): MF391

Reference (Deposit): OF508 p. 66

Reference (Deposit): BMOF98-76 p. 21

Reference (Deposit): OF76-633 pp. 36-37

Reference (Deposit): B542j p. 212

Reference (Deposit): B592r p. 360

Reference (Deposit): B622c p. 61

Reference (Deposit): B662b p. 56

Reference (Deposit): B692b p. 37

Reference (Deposit): B813a p. 31

Reference (Deposit): B824a p. 36

Reference (Deposit): B824d pp. 164-165

Reference (Deposit): B836a p. 37

Reference (Deposit): B844A p. 37

Reference (Deposit): B857A p. 35

Reference (Deposit): B864A p. 38

Reference (Deposit): B868A p. 38

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 050-140

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 050-186

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 050-196

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 050-006B

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 050-059

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 050-060

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