Ready Bullion Creek Placers

The Ready Bullion Creek Placers 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: Ready Bullion Creek Placers
Secondary: Willow Creek Placers
Secondary: Ester Creek
Secondary: Eva Creek Placers

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Tungsten
Tertiary: Antimony

Location

State: Alaska

Land Status

Land ownership: Mixed
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
Type: Patented

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Owner Name: Cripple Creek Mining And Development
Company ID: 5000489
Info Year: 1981

Owner Name: P. And H Trucking
Company ID: 5000489
Info Year: 1981

Owner Name: Holt, Lambert And Zucchini
Company ID: 5000489
Info Year: 1981

Owner Name: Gerald Hassel
Company ID: 5000489
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1980

Owner Name: Ready Bullion Mng. Co. (H. Hassel)
Company ID: 5000489
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1979

Production

Year: 1918
Description: 556 Yards Processed. 370 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1917
Description: 19,588 Yards Processed. 4719 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1907
Description: 8408 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1907
Description: 49193 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1928
Description: 2597 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1924
Description: 3,773 Yards Processed. 4671 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1921
Description: 3,611 Yards Processed. 1389 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1919
Description: 64 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1915
Description: 5,144 Yards Processed. 963 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1906
Description: Production Reported 8106 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1925
Description: 994 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1923
Description: 3,878 Yards Processed. 1147 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1922
Description: 22,645 Yards Processed. 1510 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1920
Description: 3,963 Yards Processed. 322 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1919
Description: 5,377 Yards Processed. 435 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1918
Description: 54 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1917
Description: 787 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1916
Description: 15,024 Yards Processed. 4876 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1955
Description: 26 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1965
Description: 1 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1955
Description: 1,500 Yards Processed. 173 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1954
Description: 16 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1954
Description: 65 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1953
Description: 10 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1953
Description: 200 Yards Processed. 52 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1948
Description: 128 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1948
Description: 658 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1947
Description: 292 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1947
Description: 1485 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1929
Description: 272 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1929
Description: 1525 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1928
Description: 14 Troy Ounces Silver

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 (Deposit): USGS CRIB A001138 USGS CRIB D002635 SCHEELITE IS SCARCE ON ESTER CREEK. STIBNITE HAS BEEN DISCOVERED IN A PLACER CUT ON WILLOW CREEK. M.S. 353,792,794,795,823,796,800,806,814,824,355,2059, 2003,1681,1682,1683,1651,1661,1669,1673,1675,1678,1679, 842, 1951 ISSUED ON ESTER CREEK CLAIMS. M.S. 801, 1934, 2084 ISSUED ON EVA CREEK CLAIMS. M.S. 1992 ISSUED IN 1929 ON READY BULLION CREEK. PRODUCTION (USBM FILES) WILLOW CR. PRIOR TO 1946: 388 OZ AU, 59 OZ AG; READY BULLION CR. PRIOR TO 1970: 31,199 OZ AU, 4609 OZ AG; ESTER CR. PRIOR TO 1965: 322,581 OZ AU, 37,599 OZ AG; EVA CR. PRIOR TO 1965: 18,849 OZ AU, 4038 OZ AG. W. WIGGER WORKED EVA CREEK WITH DRAGLINE AND DOZER IN 1975 (CARNES, 1975).

Comment (Ownership): OWNER-OPERATOR ADDRESS: JERRY HASSEL GENERAL DELIVERY ESTER, ALASKA 99702

References

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 058-007

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 058-010

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 058-012

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 058-018

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 058-023

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 058-033

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 058-039

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 058-051

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 058-055

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 058-063

Reference (Deposit): B868A p. 36

Reference (Deposit): B880A pp. 39-40

Reference (Deposit): B897A pp. 46-47

Reference (Deposit): B910A pp. 46-47, 76

Reference (Deposit): B917A pp. 43-45, 74

Reference (Deposit): B926A pp. 40-41, 70

Reference (Deposit): B933A pp. 38, 67

Reference (Deposit): TDM1 p. 39

Reference (Deposit): OF42 p. 7

Reference (Deposit): C331 p. 6

Reference (Deposit): B864A p. 35

Reference (Deposit): B314b pp. 30, 36

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 058-067

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 058-099

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 058-275

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 058-276

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 058-289

Reference (Deposit): B1024I p. 188

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 058-121

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 058-122

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 058-133

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 058-151

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 058-198

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 058-209

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 058-210

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 058-269

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 058-295

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 058-325

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 058-337

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 058-359

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 058-390

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 058-448

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 058-451

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 058-455

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 058-465

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 058-468

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 058-470

Reference (Deposit): B284l pp. 119-120

Reference (Deposit): GC10 p. 2

Reference (Deposit): P610 p. 26

Reference (Deposit): P625D p. 19

Reference (Deposit): MF410

Reference (Deposit): OF508 p. 71

Reference (Deposit): B792a p. 17

Reference (Deposit): B810a p. 25

Reference (Deposit): B813a p. 28

Reference (Deposit): B824a p. 33

Reference (Deposit): B836a p. 33

Reference (Deposit): B844A p. 32

Reference (Deposit): B857A p. 30

Reference (Deposit): B337 pp. 29, 44-46

Reference (Deposit): B345c pp. 41-42

Reference (Deposit): B379k pp. 190, 192, 195, 197, 199-200

Reference (Deposit): B442n pp. 233-234

Reference (Deposit): B480j pp. 157-158

Reference (Deposit): P70 p. 182

Reference (Deposit): B520n p. 243

Reference (Deposit): B525a pp. 103-105, 110, 112-113

Reference (Deposit): B542j p. 209

Reference (Deposit): B592d p. 68

Reference (Deposit): B592r p. 359

Reference (Deposit): B622c p. 54

Reference (Deposit): B622l pp. 234-235

Reference (Deposit): B642c pp. 58-59

Reference (Deposit): BMB142 p. 23

Reference (Deposit): BMB153 p. 51

Reference (Deposit): B662b pp. 51, 54

Reference (Deposit): B692b p. 35

Reference (Deposit): B712a p. 39

Reference (Deposit): B714b p. 81

Reference (Deposit): B722a p. 45

Reference (Deposit): B739a p. 29

Reference (Deposit): B755a p. 35

Reference (Deposit): B755c p. 146

Reference (Deposit): B773a p. 45

Reference (Deposit): B783a p. 13

Reference (Deposit): B791 p. 20

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