The Pioneer Creek is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 1,099 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: 1,099 Feet (335 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 65.2125, -150.09860
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Pioneer Creek MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Pioneer Creek
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Mercury
Tertiary: Tungsten
Location
State: Alaska
Land Status
Land ownership: State
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: K. And E Mining Co.- Tim Kelly And Fred Erikson
Company ID: 5000731
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1983
Owner Name: E. And E Mining Co.-F. Erichson,S. Erichson,M. Evans
Company ID: 5000731
Info Year: 1984
Owner Name: Hole In One Mining O.-Mark Thomas
Company ID: 5000731
Info Year: 1981
Production
Year: 1915
Description: 92,593 Yards Processed. 2608 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1918
Description: 335 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1917
Description: 67,407 Yards Processed. 3943 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1948
Description: 114 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1946
Description: 119 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1945
Description: 2 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1943
Description: 51 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1942
Description: 453 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1941
Description: 243 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1936
Description: 129 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1932
Description: 4,444 Yards Processed. 411 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1927
Description: 287 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1925
Description: 58 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1924
Description: 651 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1922
Description: 20,000 Yards Processed. 565 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1919
Description: 165 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1907
Description: 70 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1948
Description: 434 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1946
Description: 426 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1907
Description: Production Reported 262 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1923
Description: 26,666 Yards Processed. 631 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1921
Description: 27,778 Yards Processed. 556 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1919
Description: 52,963 Yards Processed. 982 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1918
Description: 32,407 Yards Processed. 1252 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1917
Description: 1720 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1916
Description: 27,778 Yards Processed. 1174 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1943
Description: 148 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1942
Description: 1596 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1928
Description: 4,200 Yards Processed. 113 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1926
Description: 333 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1941
Description: 877 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1933
Description: 26 Troy Ounces Gold
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 (Deposit): USGS CRIB D002619
Comment (Ownership): OWNER-OPERATOR ADDRESS: K & E MINING COMPANY 1116 H STREET ANCHORAGE, ALASKA 99501 TELE: (907) 278-2858 HOME TELE: (907) 272-8969 WORK OWNER-OPERATOR ADDRESS: K & E MINING COMPANY GENERAL DELIVERY MANLEY HOT SPRINGS, ALASKA 99756
References
Reference (Deposit): B880A p. 42
Reference (Deposit): B897A p. 51
Reference (Deposit): B910A p. 53
Reference (Deposit): B917A p. 50
Reference (Deposit): B926A p. 47
Reference (Deposit): B933A p. 43
Reference (Deposit): AK MINE LICENSE-1983
Reference (Deposit): B692t p. 334
Reference (Deposit): B797a p. 22
Reference (Deposit): B836a p. 36
Reference (Deposit): B844A p. 37
Reference (Deposit): B844D pp. 195-198
Reference (Deposit): B857A p. 33
Reference (Deposit): B535 pp. 32, 35-36
Reference (Deposit): B542j p. 221
Reference (Deposit): B622m p. 242
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 048-095
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 048-149
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 048-179
Reference (Deposit): B213 p. 55
Reference (Deposit): B259j pp. 115-117
Reference (Deposit): B280 pp. 38-41
Reference (Deposit): B284l p. 126
Reference (Deposit): B337 pp. 82-83, 85-86
Reference (Deposit): B480j p. 166
Reference (Deposit): P70 p. 183
Reference (Deposit): B520p pp. 280, 283
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