Thunder Creek

The Thunder Creek is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 1,499 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: Thunder Creek

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Tin
Tertiary: Tungsten
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Silver

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

Owner Name: James Hooser, Ralph Pott, Eugene Thompson
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1976

Production

Year: 1946
Description: 5 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1948
Description: 6 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1948
Description: 2,000 Yards Processed. 42 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1947
Description: 1 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1947
Description: 1,000 Yards Processed. 9 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1945
Description: 15,000 Yards Processed. 4 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1936
Description: 67 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1934
Description: 4 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1959
Description: 5 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1959
Description: 1,800 Yards Processed. 32 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1958
Description: 24 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1958
Description: 8,000 Yards Processed. 163 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1957
Description: 42 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1957
Description: 36,300 Yards Processed. 280 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1956
Description: 29 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1956
Description: 191 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1955
Description: 9 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1955
Description: 21,000 Yards Processed. 62 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1954
Description: 9 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1954
Description: 4,000 Yards Processed. 60 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1953
Description: 17 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1953
Description: 8,000 Yards Processed. 117 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1950
Description: 4 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1950
Description: 300 Yards Processed. 26 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1919
Description: 65 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1919
Description: 26,000 Yards Processed. 444 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1918
Description: 51 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1918
Description: 390 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1917
Description: 89 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1906
Description: 77 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1935
Description: 35 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1934
Description: 13,391 Yards Processed. 30 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1932
Description: 15 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1931
Description: 26,540 Yards Processed. 88 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1929
Description: 14 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1927
Description: 7,682 Yards Processed. 130 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1926
Description: 9,575 Yards Processed. 98 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1925
Description: 225 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1924
Description: 15,219 Yards Processed. 305 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1923
Description: 10,200 Yards Processed. 156 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1922
Description: 6,000 Yards Processed. 201 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1921
Description: 3,593 Yards Processed. 403 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1946
Description: 1 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1917
Description: 20,000 Yards Processed. 685 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1915
Description: 800 Yards Processed. 76 Troy Ounces Gold

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Placer
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1906
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 (Production): USGS CRIB D002713. PRODUCTION PRIOR TO 1960: 4781 OZ AU, 816 OZ AG (USBM AFOC FILES).

References

Reference (Deposit): B836a p. 28

Reference (Deposit): B844A p. 29

Reference (Deposit): B857A p. 27

Reference (Deposit): B864A p. 31

Reference (Deposit): B868A p. 33

Reference (Deposit): B910A p. 41

Reference (Deposit): B1024A pp. 2, 13, 19

Reference (Deposit): OF311 pp. 7-40

Reference (Deposit): P610 p. 13

Reference (Deposit): MF369

Reference (Deposit): OF508 pp. 13-14

Reference (Deposit): BMOF98-76 p. 74

Reference (Deposit): B917A p. 39

Reference (Deposit): B933A p. 35

Reference (Deposit): B520j pp. 182, 190-191

Reference (Deposit): B534 p. 61

Reference (Deposit): B542c p. 44

Reference (Deposit): B592d p. 66

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 075-038

Reference (Deposit): BMB153 p. 42

Reference (Deposit): B692m pp. 249-251

Reference (Deposit): B755c p. 130

Reference (Deposit): B773b pp. 55, 57-59

Reference (Deposit): B810a p. 22

Reference (Deposit): B813a p. 25

Reference (Deposit): B824a p. 29

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 075-039

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 075-058

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 075-083

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 075-084

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 075-097

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 075-112

Reference (Deposit): B314h p. 119

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