Wolf Creek Trib Middle Fork Chena

The Wolf Creek Trib Middle Fork Chena is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 1,549 feet.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Wolf Creek Trib Middle Fork Chena
Secondary: Wolf Creek
Secondary: Holly I
Secondary: Wolf Association
Secondary: Amber I

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: Northwest Mining Co.
Info Year: 1979

Production

Year: 1958
Description: 37 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1957
Description: 103 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1956
Description: 2735 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1955
Description: 120 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1952
Description: 44,444 Yards Processed. 1528 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1951
Description: 268 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1948
Description: 405 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1947
Description: 883 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1946
Description: 1315 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1942
Description: 1429 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1928
Description: 26 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1925
Description: 44 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1917
Description: 170 Yards Processed. 140 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1964
Description: 284 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1962
Description: 150 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1960
Description: 19,800 Yards Processed. 829 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1959
Description: 88 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1964
Description: 71 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1962
Description: 53,000 Yards Processed. 1433 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1960
Description: 68 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1959
Description: 60,000 Yards Processed. 1062 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1916
Description: 1,073 Yards Processed. 149 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1915
Description: 3,224 Yards Processed. 1418 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1921
Description: 1,070 Yards Processed. 61 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1919
Description: 572 Yards Processed. 89 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1918
Description: 23 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1922
Description: 700 Yards Processed. 64 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1920
Description: 2,882 Yards Processed. 140 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1919
Description: 15 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1918
Description: 444 Yards Processed. 123 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1958
Description: 9,000 Yards Processed. 152 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1957
Description: 74,800 Yards Processed. 535 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1956
Description: 499 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1955
Description: 27,000 Yards Processed. 632 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1952
Description: 286 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1951
Description: 44,444 Yards Processed. 1488 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1948
Description: 48,000 Yards Processed. 2105 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1947
Description: 170 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1946
Description: 209 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1926
Description: 450 Yards Processed. 49 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1924
Description: 800 Yards Processed. 161 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1923
Description: 456 Yards Processed. 79 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1917
Description: 20 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 050-085B

Reference (Deposit): AMR 81-82

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