Wilbur Creek-Tolovana River

The Wilbur Creek-Tolovana River is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 597 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: Wilbur Creek-Tolovana River

State:  Alaska

County:  na

Elevation: 597 Feet (182 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 65.4578, -148.36110

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Wilbur Creek-Tolovana River MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Wilbur Creek-Tolovana River
Secondary: Bently Falls
Secondary: Hess 1-5 Wilbur
Secondary: Rybachek 1-7 Bench
Secondary: Radak, Bloom, Reed
Secondary: Lindstrom-Falls
Secondary: Healy and Magnusson
Secondary: Misc. Tolovana River Claims
Secondary: Lenont, Mcdougal and Brown
Secondary: Bostrum and Wickstrom


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver


Location

State: Alaska


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Type: Located Claim


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: Rybachek, Stanley
Info Year: 1976

Owner Name: Bently Falls
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1976


Production

Year: 1958
Description: 14,500 Yards Processed. 94 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1956
Description: 39 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1956
Description: 3,100 Yards Processed. 138 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1955
Description: 6 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1955
Description: 792 Yards Processed. 23 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1954
Description: 5 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1953
Description: 43 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1951
Description: 12 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1950
Description: 13 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1949
Description: 58 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1954
Description: 16 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1953
Description: 12 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1949
Description: 316 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1951
Description: 4 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1950
Description: 67 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1958
Description: 27 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1947
Description: 27 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1947
Description: 159 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1946
Description: 29 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1946
Description: 50,000 Yards Processed. 125 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1945
Description: 16 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1945
Description: 59 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1943
Description: 35 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1943
Description: 120 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1942
Description: 110 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1942
Description: 322 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1941
Description: 86 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1936
Description: 37 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1935
Description: 104 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1934
Description: 38 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1934
Description: 122 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1933
Description: 62 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1931
Description: 104 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1930
Description: 69 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1922
Description: 2,700 Yards Processed. 406 Troy Ounces Gold


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Placer
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1922
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 (Production): PRODUCTION PRIOR TO 1960: 4249 OZ AU, 946 OZ AU (USBM FILES


References

Reference (Deposit): B824a p. 36

Reference (Deposit): B836a p. 36

Reference (Deposit): B844A p. 35

Reference (Deposit): B857A p. 34

Reference (Deposit): B864A p. 39

Reference (Deposit): B868A pp. 39-40

Reference (Deposit): B880A p. 44

Reference (Deposit): B897A p. 52

Reference (Deposit): B910A p. 53

Reference (Deposit): B917A p. 53

Reference (Deposit): B926A p. 49

Reference (Deposit): B933A p. 46

Reference (Deposit): B813a p. 30

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 049-041

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 049-052

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 049-062

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 049-106

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 049-162

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 049-366

Reference (Deposit): B642j p. 208

Reference (Deposit): B712a p. 41

Reference (Deposit): B739a pp. 6, 31

Reference (Deposit): B755a p. 37

Reference (Deposit): B797a p. 21

Reference (Deposit): MF413

Reference (Deposit): OF508 pp. 98-99


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