Ganes Creek

The Ganes Creek is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 801 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

Name: Ganes Creek

State: Alaska

County: na

Elevation: 801 Feet (244 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 62.9667, -156.50830

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Ganes Creek MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Ganes Creek

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

Owner Name: Warren Magnuson
Company ID: 5001060
Info Year: 1979

Owner Name: Innoko Dredging
Company ID: 5001060
Info Year: 1979

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Placer
Mining Method: Unknown
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): LARGEST AU NUGGET IN RECENT HISTORY.

References

Reference (Deposit): B622c p. 62

Reference (Deposit): B642c p. 65

Reference (Deposit): B379o pp. 238-239, 258-263, 265-266

Reference (Deposit): B410 pp. 21-23, 64, 67-72, 74

Reference (Deposit): B442a p. 45

Reference (Deposit): B480m pp. 236, 246-247

Reference (Deposit): B520c p. 40

Reference (Deposit): B542m pp. 296-299

Reference (Deposit): B578 pp. 35, 37-38, 40

Reference (Deposit): B592d p. 70

Reference (Deposit): SR39 p. 26

Reference (Deposit): B642l pp. 249-251, 265

Reference (Deposit): BMB142 p. 25

Reference (Deposit): BMB153 p. 54

Reference (Deposit): B662b p. 58

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 064-040

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 073-017B

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 073-051

Reference (Deposit): B345c p. 48

Reference (Deposit): IR JCR 400819 p. 7

Reference (Deposit): B926A pp. 45, 71

Reference (Deposit): B933A pp. 41, 68

Reference (Deposit): IR JCR 460824 p. 2

Reference (Deposit): IR HMF 490924 pp. 2-3

Reference (Deposit): P610 p. 28

Reference (Deposit): MF363

Reference (Deposit): OF508 p. 81

Reference (Deposit): OF76-576 pp. 19-20

Reference (Deposit): SR38 p. 26

Reference (Deposit): AK MINE LICENSE-1985 No. 231

Reference (Deposit): B692b p. 38

Reference (Deposit): B714b p. 92

Reference (Deposit): B722a p. 55

Reference (Deposit): B739a p. 39

Reference (Deposit): B754 pp. 105-106

Reference (Deposit): B755a pp. 43-44

Reference (Deposit): MR195-7 pp. 97-98

Reference (Deposit): B773a p. 27

Reference (Deposit): MR195-8 pp. 107-108

Reference (Deposit): B792a p. 25

Reference (Deposit): B797a pp. 20, 30

Reference (Deposit): B810a pp. 26, 40

Reference (Deposit): B813a pp. 30-31

Reference (Deposit): B864C pp. 184-188

Reference (Deposit): B868A pp. 38, 59

Reference (Deposit): B880A pp. 41, 61

Reference (Deposit): IR JCR 370801 p. 8

Reference (Deposit): B824a pp. 35, 52

Reference (Deposit): B836a pp. 35, 54

Reference (Deposit): B844A pp. 35, 54

Reference (Deposit): B864A pp. 37, 57

Reference (Deposit): B897A pp. 50, 71

Reference (Deposit): B910A pp. 51, 76

Reference (Deposit): B917A pp. 49, 75

Reference (Deposit): IR JCR 400819 p. 6

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