The Caribou Creek is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 5,971 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: 5,971 Feet (1,820 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 65.05, -145.20000
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Caribou Creek MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Caribou Creek
Secondary: Early Dawn 1-5
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Alaska
Land Status
Land ownership: Military Reservation
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: Beaverstock, Charles
Info Year: 1979
Production
Year: 1949
Description: 1110 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1948
Description: 629 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1946
Description: 460 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1942
Description: 260 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1957
Description: 92 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1957
Description: 867 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1942
Description: 2325 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1941
Description: 2504 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1924
Description: 33,131 Yards Processed. 568 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1921
Description: 174 Yards Processed. 85 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1919
Description: 2 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1919
Description: 12 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1956
Description: 436,000 Yards Processed. 537 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1955
Description: 25 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1952
Description: 174,420 Yards Processed. 2276 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1951
Description: 495,235 Yards Processed. 7796 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1956
Description: 48 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1955
Description: 254 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1952
Description: 240 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1951
Description: 842 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1950
Description: 731,570 Yards Processed. 14645 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1949
Description: 671,164 Yards Processed. 8747 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1948
Description: 606,170 Yards Processed. 5272 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1946
Description: 476,600 Yards Processed. 3914 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1941
Description: 277 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1928
Description: 2 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1923
Description: 1,556 Yards Processed. 293 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1922
Description: 111 Yards Processed. 53 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1920
Description: 450 Yards Processed. 82 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1915
Description: 222 Yards Processed. 115 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1950
Description: 1710 Troy Ounces Silver
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Placer
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1915
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
Not available
References
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 050-462
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