The Lake Creek is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 984 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
Elevation: 984 Feet (300 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 62.2278, -151.12780
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Lake Creek MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Lake Creek
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Platinum
Location
State: Alaska
Land Status
Land ownership: State
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: Ed Ellis
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1993
Production
Year: 1906
Description: 290 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1923
Description: 150 Yards Processed. 14 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
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 M045409
References
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 075-052
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 075-240
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 075-242
Reference (Deposit): B314h p. 119
Reference (Deposit): B520j pp. 197, 199
Reference (Deposit): B534 pp. 67-68, 71
Reference (Deposit): B692b pp. 32-33
Reference (Deposit): B755c p. 131
Reference (Deposit): B857A p. 28
Reference (Deposit): B880A p. 36
Reference (Deposit): OF311 p. 28
Reference (Deposit): MF369
Reference (Deposit): OF508 p. 14
Reference (Deposit): BUNDTZEN, T.K., R.C. SWAINBANK, A.H. CLOUGH, M.W. HENNING,
Reference (Deposit): AND E.W. HANSEN. ALASKA'S MINERAL INDUSTRY 1993. AK DIV.
Reference (Deposit): GEOL. AND GEOPHYS. SURV. SPEC. REP. 48, 1994, P. 32.
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