Willow Creek Mine

The Willow Creek Mine is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 551 feet.

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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: Willow Creek Mine

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: PGE
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

Not available

Production

Year: 1955
Description: 50 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1955
Description: 20,000 Yards Processed. 369 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1954
Description: 83 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1953
Description: 128 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1952
Description: 76 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1951
Description: 42 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1951
Description: 314 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1950
Description: 193 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1947
Description: 1145 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1946
Description: 83 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1946
Description: 641 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1945
Description: 3 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1945
Description: 21 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1943
Description: 2 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1943
Description: 14 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1942
Description: 4 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1942
Description: 24 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1941
Description: 6 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1941
Description: 34 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1936
Description: 12 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1935
Description: 1642 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1934
Description: 5 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1934
Description: 444 Yards Processed. 45 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1923
Description: 2,012 Yards Processed. 248 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1922
Description: 4,520 Yards Processed. 361 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1920
Description: 6,881 Yards Processed. 2174 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1919
Description: 327 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1925
Description: 129 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1924
Description: 186 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1930
Description: 3 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1930
Description: 300 Yards Processed. 13 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1929
Description: 9 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1929
Description: 1,037 Yards Processed. 57 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1928
Description: 12 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1928
Description: 58 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1927
Description: 1,167 Yards Processed. 40 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1926
Description: 1,700 Yards Processed. 112 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1921
Description: 2,481 Yards Processed. 120 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1919
Description: 15,062 Yards Processed. 2551 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1954
Description: 50,000 Yards Processed. 605 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1953
Description: 35,000 Yards Processed. 994 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1952
Description: 590 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1950
Description: 25 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1947
Description: 146 Troy Ounces Silver

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Placer
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1919
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 M045400

References

Reference (Deposit): B844A p. 40

Reference (Deposit): B857A p. 38

Reference (Deposit): B864A p. 43

Reference (Deposit): B868A p. 43

Reference (Deposit): B880A p. 45

Reference (Deposit): B897A p. 53

Reference (Deposit): B910A p. 54

Reference (Deposit): B917A p. 52

Reference (Deposit): B926A p. 46

Reference (Deposit): B933A p. 44

Reference (Deposit): TDM1 p. 20

Reference (Deposit): C328 p. 8

Reference (Deposit): I292

Reference (Deposit): P610 p. 29

Reference (Deposit): MF444

Reference (Deposit): OF508 p. 89

Reference (Deposit): B1374 pp. 107, 160-162

Reference (Deposit): OF77-156 pp. 81-82

Reference (Deposit): OF77-168D p. 94, No. 1

Reference (Deposit): OF82-719 p. 8, No. 168

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 081-016

Reference (Deposit): B622c p. 66

Reference (Deposit): B683 pp. 60-62

Reference (Deposit): B692b p. 39

Reference (Deposit): MR195-6 pp. 99-100

Reference (Deposit): B739a p. 40

Reference (Deposit): B783a p. 15

Reference (Deposit): B797a p. 24

Reference (Deposit): B813a p. 35

Reference (Deposit): B824a pp. 40-41

Reference (Deposit): B836a p. 41

Reference (Deposit): B642c p. 67

Reference (Deposit): BMB142 p. 26

Reference (Deposit): BMB153 p. 53

Reference (Deposit): B662b p. 59

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 081-006

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 081-008

Reference (Deposit): B662l pp. 343-345

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