The Valdez Creek is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 2,598 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: 2,598 Feet (792 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 63.1772, -147.45830
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Valdez Creek MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Valdez Creek
Secondary: Tammany Channel
Secondary: Denali Mine
Secondary: Timberline Creek
Secondary: Willow Creek
Secondary: White Creek
Secondary: Lucky Gulch
Secondary: Roosevelt Creek
Secondary: Eldorado Creek
Secondary: Peters Placer Claim
Secondary: Lakeside Claims 1-4
Secondary: Bench Claims 1-4
Secondary: Fourth of July Claims 1-2, Unnamed
Secondary: Susitna Bench 5-6
Secondary: June Creek 1-4
Secondary: Smith 1-2
Secondary: Same Day Assoc.
Secondary: Pay Day Assoc.
Secondary: Happy Day Assoc.
Secondary: Hey Day Assoc.
Secondary: Sad Day Assoc.
Secondary: North Valdez No. 1-6
Secondary: 3-B Mining Co. 1-3
Secondary: Dean Bengtson No. 1
Secondary: Veazie No. 1
Secondary: Joplin Claim
Secondary: Stubbs 1-8
Secondary: Alaska 1-8, 9-14
Secondary: Bc 5-8
Secondary: Norman 1-11
Secondary: Hope
Secondary: Kercher 1-9
Secondary: Betty
Secondary: Alice
Secondary: Valdez Bench 1-6
Secondary: Valdez Creek Placers X-6
Secondary: May Day Assoc.
Secondary: One Day Assoc.
Secondary: Yvonne 1-4
Secondary: Botens
Secondary: Cambior Alaska
Secondary: Valdez Creek Mine
Secondary: Rusty Creek
Secondary: Tamany 1-4
Secondary: Dhm 1-5
Secondary: Susitna River 1-2-5
Secondary: Jerimia
Secondary: Faith
Secondary: Maggie I-Vi
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver
Location
State: Alaska
District: Valdez Creek District
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: Federal Lease
Type: Located Claim
Workings
Type: Surface
Ownership
Owner Name: Cambior Alaska, Inc.
Company ID: 5001107
Percent: 49.00
Home Office: Canada
Info Year: 1990
Owner Name: Camindex Mines, Ltd.
Company ID: 5001107
Percent: 51.00
Home Office: Canada
Info Year: 1990
Owner Name: Valdez Creek Mining Co., Inc (Attn. J. W. Tapley).
Company ID: 5001107
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1977
Owner Name: James Smith
Company ID: 5001107
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1977
Owner Name: James Barbeau
Company ID: 5001107
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1977
Owner Name: Bott, Lyle
Company ID: 5001107
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1977
Owner Name: Cambior Inc./Camindex Resources Inc.
Company ID: 5001107
Info Year: 1993
Production
Year: 1988
Description: Prod. From Vcmc (263 Kg Refined Ag) 1385 Kg Of Refined Au
Year: 1985
Description: Prod. From Vcmc (122 Kg Refined Ag) 928 Kg Of Refined Au
Year: 1989
Description: Vcmc To 8/18/89 (263 Kg Refined Ag) 1225 Kg Of Refined Au
Year: 1987
Description: Prod. From Vcmc (88 Kg Refined Ag) 655 Kg Of Refined Au
Year: 1986
Description: Prod. From Vcmc (101 Kg Refined Ag) 777 Kg Of Refined Au
Year: 1984
Description: Prod. From Vcmc (79 Kg Refined Ag) 610 Kg Of Refined Au
Year: 1983
Description: Total Recorded Prod. 1904-1983 1089 Kg Of Refined Au
Year: 1958
Description: 3,000 Yards Processed. 53 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1948
Description: 24 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1947
Description: 57 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1929
Description: 47,736 Yards Processed. 1112 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1934
Description: 88 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1932
Description: 708 Yards Processed. 1150 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1931
Description: 112,000 Yards Processed. 1463 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1927
Description: 357 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1926
Description: 271 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1925
Description: 9 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1924
Description: 72 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1922
Description: 51,400 Yards Processed. 1306 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1921
Description: 50,000 Yards Processed. 290 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1917
Description: 119 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1917
Description: 100,000 Yards Processed. 1268 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1916
Description: 36,000 Yards Processed. 1113 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1915
Description: Production Reported 1065 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1958
Description: 9 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1948
Description: 6 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1947
Description: 8 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1936
Description: 1962 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1935
Description: 1235 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1934
Description: 1,000 Yards Processed. 516 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1931
Description: 109 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1928
Description: 221 Yards Processed. 622 Troy Ounces Gold
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Plant
Plant Subtype: Gravity
Operation Type: Placer
Mining Method: Open Pit
Milling Method: Gravity
Year First Production: 1903
Discovery Year: 1903
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: Y
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
Unknown: Gold
Unknown: Silver
Comments
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): BMB153 pp. 42-43
Reference (Deposit): B662b p. 49
Reference (Deposit): B692b p. 22
Reference (Deposit): B714b p. 78
Reference (Deposit): B917A p. 40
Reference (Deposit): B926A p. 36
Reference (Deposit): B933A p. 36
Reference (Deposit): GR4 pp. 1, 5
Reference (Deposit): P610 p. 12
Reference (Deposit): P700D
Reference (Deposit): MF394
Reference (Deposit): OF508 pp. 11-12
Reference (Deposit): B1374
Reference (Deposit): BMOF98-76 p. 36
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 067-217
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 067-220
Reference (Deposit): OF77-169A
Reference (Deposit): MTA 82 No. E-21
Reference (Deposit): SR33 pp. 12, 17, 26
Reference (Deposit): SR38 pp. 12, 17, 26
Reference (Deposit): ALASKA MINER 8910 PP. 14-15, 19
Reference (Deposit): PLACER 10 PP. 11-14
Reference (Deposit): PLACER 11 PP. 11-14
Reference (Deposit): WGM 1990 4 PP.
Reference (Deposit): BMOF43-88 132 PP.
Reference (Deposit): ADGS SR38 PP. 17, 26
Reference (Deposit): ADGS SR44 PP. 38-39
Reference (Deposit): ADGS SR39 PP. 27-28
Reference (Deposit): ADGS SR43 PP. 39-40
Reference (Deposit): ADGS SR40 PP. 13-14, 29
Reference (Deposit): B442a pp. 42-43
Reference (Deposit): B480g pp. 119-121
Reference (Deposit): P70 pp. 167-169
Reference (Deposit): B498 pp. 53-54, 56-62
Reference (Deposit): B542c p. 44
Reference (Deposit): B592d p. 67
Reference (Deposit): B592o pp. 307-308
Reference (Deposit): B622c p. 49
Reference (Deposit): B642c p. 56
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 067-243
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 067-244
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 067-248
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 067-257
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 067-259
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 067-260
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 067-294
Reference (Ownership): USBM OFR 34-90
Reference (Reserve-Resource): SR38 p. 26
Reference (Reserve-Resource): CAMBIOR 1995 ANNUAL INFORMATION FORM. MAY 10, 1996. P.21.
Reference (Deposit): P41 pp. 117-118
Reference (Deposit): B345c pp. 37-38
Reference (Deposit): B379b p. 52
Reference (Deposit): B379i pp. 159-160
Reference (Deposit): PLACER 11 PP. 78-80
Reference (Geology): ADGS P107 129 PP.
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 067-004
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 067-005
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 067-009
Reference (Deposit): B722a p. 39
Reference (Deposit): B755a p. 32
Reference (Deposit): B755c p. 137
Reference (Deposit): B797a p. 18
Reference (Deposit): B810a p. 23
Reference (Deposit): B813a p. 26
Reference (Deposit): B897B pp. 122-127
Reference (Deposit): B910A p. 42
Reference (Deposit): B864A p. 32
Reference (Deposit): B868A p. 34
Reference (Deposit): B880A p. 37
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 067-012
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 067-015
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 067-016
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 067-019
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 067-024
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 067-025
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 067-029
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 067-031
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 067-034
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 067-035
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 067-037
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 067-043
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 067-112
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 067-133
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 067-135
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 067-139
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 067-169
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 067-170
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 067-185
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 067-187
Reference (Deposit): B824a p. 31
Reference (Deposit): B836a p. 29
Reference (Deposit): B844A pp. 29-30
Reference (Deposit): B849H pp. 427-428, 437, 444-453
Reference (Deposit): B857A p. 28
Reference (Deposit): ADGS SR41 P. 34
Reference (Deposit): 1CER 11 PP. 39-44
Reference (Deposit): BMIC 9170 94 PP.
Reference (Deposit): BOUDOREAU 9101
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