The Ben Creek is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 1,001 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 1,001 Feet (305 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 65.2708, -142.98750
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Ben Creek MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Ben Creek
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver
Location
State: Alaska
Land Status
Land ownership: Federal
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: J. R. Layman
Company ID: 5000265
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1976
Production
Year: 1922
Description: 2,800 Yards Processed. 159 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1921
Description: 300 Yards Processed. 29 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1917
Description: 10 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1917
Description: 200 Yards Processed. 64 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1965
Description: 30 Yards Processed. 4 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1964
Description: 1 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1964
Description: 89 Yards Processed. 11 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1961
Description: 1 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1961
Description: 225 Yards Processed. 11 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1934
Description: 3 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1934
Description: 37 Yards Processed. 12 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1927
Description: 3 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1926
Description: 8 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1925
Description: 14 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1924
Description: 74 Yards Processed. 49 Troy Ounces Gold
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Placer
Mining Method: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1964
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): PRODUCTION 1965: 26 OZ. OF AU, 2 OZ. OF AG (USBM AFOC FILES) SOURCE OF GOLD IS THE TERTIARY CONGLOMERATE (B917-D).
References
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 051-011
Reference (Deposit): B917D p. 250
Reference (Deposit): MF390
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