The Bear Creek is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 551 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
Elevation: 551 Feet (168 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 59.4194, -161.12000
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Bear Creek MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Bear Creek
Secondary: Discovery Claim
Secondary: Nos. 1-3 Above Disocovery Claim
Secondary: Charles Danielson
Secondary: Wilkins, Smith and Danielson
Secondary: James Ryan
Secondary: Peter Roeser
Secondary: Harold and Judith Culver
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: PGE
Location
State: Alaska
Land Status
Land ownership: National Wilderness
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: 1924
Description: 48 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1922
Description: 1,500 Yards Processed. 96 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1941
Description: 12 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1941
Description: 148 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1934
Description: Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1929
Description: 3 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1929
Description: 14 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1925
Description: 9 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1923
Description: 1,000 Yards Processed. 96 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1932
Description: 259 Yards Processed. 13 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1930
Description: 8 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1927
Description: 82 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1921
Description: 600 Yards Processed. 58 Troy Ounces Gold
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Placer
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1921
Discovery Year: 1916
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): Approximately 12,000 cubic yards mined
References
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 101-003
Reference (Deposit): B662b p. 61
Reference (Deposit): B714j pp. 222-223, 226-227
Reference (Deposit): B722a p. 61
Reference (Deposit): B797a p. 25
Reference (Deposit): OF508 p. 29
Reference (Deposit): B1374 p. 48
Reference (Deposit): OF77-156 p. 28
Reference (Deposit): OF77-168D p. 47
Reference (Deposit): OF82-719 p. 9, No. 209
Reference (Deposit): B1139 p. 111
Reference (Deposit): IR JCR 390701 p. 6
Reference (Deposit): BMOF1-88 pp. 6-7,16-17,42-43,124-127
Reference (Deposit): B810a p. 32
Reference (Deposit): B813a p. 37
Reference (Deposit): B824a p. 43
Reference (Deposit): B836a p. 44
Reference (Deposit): B844A p. 44
Reference (Deposit): B868A p. 47
Reference (Deposit): MR101-1 p. 2
Reference (Deposit): MR101-2 pp. 15-16
Reference (Deposit): I339
Reference (Deposit): P630 pp. 89-90
Reference (Deposit): MF447
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