The Candle Creek is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 1,201 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 1,201 Feet (366 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 62.95, -155.95970
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Candle Creek MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Candle Creek
Secondary: Shale 1-6
Secondary: Rice Nugget Placer
Secondary: Golden Queen Placer
Secondary: Frozen Bedrock Placer
Commodity
Primary: Gold
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: 1952
Description: 126 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1950
Description: 195 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1946
Description: 15 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1946
Description: 174 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1935
Description: 98 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1928
Description: 4,500 Yards Processed. 41 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1926
Description: 804 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1925
Description: 515 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1952
Description: 140,000 Yards Processed. 1406 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1951
Description: 3947 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1950
Description: 121,000 Yards Processed. 2178 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1941
Description: 3088 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1925
Description: 6023 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1924
Description: 717 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1924
Description: 8587 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1923
Description: 796 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1923
Description: 173,452 Yards Processed. 9567 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1922
Description: 1779 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1922
Description: 164,230 Yards Processed. 20884 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1921
Description: 1688 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1921
Description: 155,168 Yards Processed. 19844 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1920
Description: 797 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1920
Description: 74,597 Yards Processed. 9350 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1919
Description: 13272 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1918
Description: 198 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1918
Description: 1,800 Yards Processed. 1451 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1931
Description: 160 Troy Ounces Gold
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Placer
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1918
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 D002705
References
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 074-026
Reference (Deposit): B1374
Reference (Deposit): OF77-168D
Reference (Deposit): MTA 82 No. D-6
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