Metal Creek

The Metal Creek is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 656 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: Metal Creek

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Platinum
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Tungsten

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

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Not available

Production

Year: 1947
Description: 1 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1929
Description: 52 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1928
Description: 9 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1924
Description: 518 Yards Processed. 43 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1922
Description: 4 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1924
Description: 10 Troy Ounces Platinum
Year: 1923
Description: 250 Yards Processed. 18 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1947
Description: 4,000 Yards Processed. 6 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1928
Description: 2 Troy Ounces Silver

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Placer
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1922
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N

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): 80 OZ AU, 9 OZ AG PRODUCED PRIOR TO 1948 (USBM AFOC FILES). USGS CRIB D002740 USGS CRIB D002742 USGS CRIB A000116

References

Reference (Deposit): B792a p. 33

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 085-285

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 085-306

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 085-322

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 085-361

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 085-422

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 085-423

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 085-424

Reference (Deposit): B792b p. 71

Reference (Deposit): B797a p. 40

Reference (Deposit): B810a p. 53

Reference (Deposit): B813a p. 60

Reference (Deposit): B897A p. 84

Reference (Deposit): GR25 pp. 2, 8-10, 15-16

Reference (Deposit): MF409

Reference (Deposit): OF508 pp. 10-11

Reference (Deposit): B1374 p. 17

Reference (Deposit): OF77-169A p. 8, Nos. 64, 65

Reference (Deposit): OF79-1095 pp. 104-105

Reference (Deposit): OF82-719 p. 9, No. 192

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 085-515

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 085-525

Reference (Deposit): B314h p. 118

Reference (Deposit): B327 p. 67

Reference (Deposit): B442a p. 42

Reference (Deposit): P70 p. 165

Reference (Deposit): B755a p. 32

Reference (Deposit): B783a p. 25

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 085-034

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 085-039

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 085-040

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 085-048

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 085-111

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