Kowkow Creek

The Kowkow Creek is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 650 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

Name: Kowkow Creek  

State:  Alaska

County:  na

Elevation: 650 Feet (198 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 59.4708, -161.44720

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Kowkow Creek MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Kowkow Creek
Secondary: Arolic Dredging Comapny
Secondary: Discovery
Secondary: Nos. 1-2 Below
Secondary: Nos. 1-2 Above
Secondary: Tupper Thompson
Secondary: George Weitrick
Secondary: Kow Kow Mining Company
Secondary: Clendon Company


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: PGE


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: 1934
Description: 4 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1927
Description: 2,500 Yards Processed. 65 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1926
Description: 112 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1923
Description: 800 Yards Processed. 35 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1921
Description: 463 Yards Processed. 29 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1919
Description: 1,634 Yards Processed. 128 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1918
Description: 666 Yards Processed. 161 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1917
Description: 444 Yards Processed. 96 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1936
Description: 21 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1935
Description: 24 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1934
Description: 16 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1932
Description: 500 Yards Processed. 20 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1925
Description: 95 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1924
Description: 58 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1922
Description: 800 Yards Processed. 43 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1919
Description: 18 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1918
Description: 26 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1917
Description: 15 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1916
Description: 296 Yards Processed. 38 Troy Ounces Gold


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Placer
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1916
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 (Deposit): USGS CRIB M045379


References

Reference (Deposit): B797a pp. 25, 40

Reference (Deposit): B810a pp. 32, 52-53

Reference (Deposit): MR101-2 pp. 18-20

Reference (Deposit): B864A p. 47

Reference (Deposit): B868A p. 47

Reference (Deposit): B880A p. 50

Reference (Deposit): IR JCR 380901 p. 8

Reference (Deposit): B910A p. 62

Reference (Deposit): B917A pp. 61-62

Reference (Deposit): IR JCR 390701 p. 7

Reference (Deposit): B926A p. 58

Reference (Deposit): B933A p. 54

Reference (Deposit): I339

Reference (Deposit): MF447

Reference (Deposit): OF82-719 p. 9, No. 208

Reference (Deposit): B1374 p. 48

Reference (Deposit): OF77-156 p. 40

Reference (Deposit): B722a p. 61

Reference (Deposit): MR101-1

Reference (Deposit): B714j pp. 222-223, 227

Reference (Deposit): OF508 p. 28

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 101-014

Reference (Deposit): B592d p. 71

Reference (Deposit): B622p pp. 357-358

Reference (Deposit): B662b p. 61


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