The Basin Creek is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 299 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: 299 Feet (91 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 64.6861, -165.25970
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Basin Creek MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Basin Creek
Secondary: Ronnie
Secondary: Poke
Secondary: June 1-4
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Tungsten
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: Engstrom And Sons
Info Year: 1981
Owner Name: R. Engstrom
Info Year: 1981
Production
Year: 1963
Description: 4 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1962
Description: 6 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1961
Description: 5,000 Yards Processed. 13 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1957
Description: 23,000 Yards Processed. 467 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1956
Description: 23 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1955
Description: 98 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1954
Description: 13 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1953
Description: 60 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1952
Description: 16 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1951
Description: 2 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1950
Description: 5 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1949
Description: 3 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1949
Description: 32 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1948
Description: 17 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1947
Description: 9 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1964
Description: 9,000 Yards Processed. 95 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1964
Description: 9 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1963
Description: 5,000 Yards Processed. 39 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1962
Description: 5,100 Yards Processed. 65 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1954
Description: 4,000 Yards Processed. 135 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1953
Description: 6 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1952
Description: 3,500 Yards Processed. 165 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1951
Description: 35 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1950
Description: 41 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1948
Description: 20,000 Yards Processed. 190 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1947
Description: 14,850 Yards Processed. 214 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1961
Description: 1 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1958
Description: 1,500 Yards Processed. 5 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1957
Description: 46 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1956
Description: 4,000 Yards Processed. 252 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1955
Description: 9 Troy Ounces Silver
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Placer
Mining Method: Unknown
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 (Production): USGS CRIB D002575. UNREPORTED PRODUCTION DURING 1993 USING A 1.5 CU FT (43 L) BUCKETLINE DREDGE (SR 48).
References
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 052-161
Reference (Deposit): SP4 p. 79
Reference (Deposit): B263 pp. 150, 209
Reference (Deposit): B328 pp. 174-175
Reference (Deposit): B533 pp. 99-100
Reference (Deposit): OF17 p. 6
Reference (Deposit): MF463
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. 27.
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