The Humbolt Creek is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 600 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: 600 Feet (183 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 65.8431, -164.42560
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Humbolt Creek MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Humbolt Creek
Secondary: Walsh Bros.
Secondary: Discovery & 1-8 Above
Secondary: Sullivan
Secondary: Suksdorf
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Tin
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: Frankel, Pennock, Mason, Wichner, And Bacon
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1978
Owner Name: Tweet Family
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1976
Production
Year: 1949
Description: 122 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1948
Description: 159 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1934
Description: 38 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1930
Description: 500 Yards Processed. 93 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1928
Description: 122 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1907
Description: Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1949
Description: 50,000 Yards Processed. 634 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1948
Description: 36,200 Yards Processed. 802 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1934
Description: 143 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1921
Description: 400 Yards Processed. 59 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1907
Description: 3 Troy Ounces Gold
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Placer
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1907
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): CASSITERITE ABUNDANT ON HUMBOLT CREEK (C565, P. 4). RECORDED PRODUCTION PRIOR TO 1950: 1820 OZ AU, 321 OZ AG (USBM FILES). ASSESSMENT WORK DONE ON ALL CLAIMS 1974. BEDROCK IS PRE-ORD. SLATE, SCHIST AND SCHISTOSE LIMESTONE. PYRITE UP TO 203 OF SOME FINER GRAINED PAN CONCENTRATES. REF. POINT LOCATED ON CREEK AT 600 FT CONTOUR LINE. USGS REFERS TO THIS DEPOSIT AS HUMBOLDT CREEK. URANIUM AND THORIUM ASSOCIATED WITH THE GRANITE. USGS CRIB W000018
References
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 044-097
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 044-215
Reference (Deposit): B345n p. 266
Reference (Deposit): B358 p. 63
Reference (Deposit): B442s p. 367
Reference (Deposit): B712a pp. 22, 52
Reference (Deposit): B712h pp. 189, 195-196
Reference (Deposit): B714b p. 71
Reference (Deposit): B714k p. 236
Reference (Deposit): B810a p. 36
Reference (Deposit): B813a p. 42
Reference (Deposit): B824a p. 45
Reference (Deposit): B844A p. 47
Reference (Deposit): B857A p. 44
Reference (Deposit): B864A p. 49
Reference (Deposit): B868A p. 51
Reference (Deposit): B880A p. 54
Reference (Deposit): B897A p. 62
Reference (Deposit): B910A p. 68
Reference (Deposit): TDM5R p. 41
Reference (Deposit): C265 pp. 4, 6, 11
Reference (Deposit): C565
Reference (Deposit): OF377 p. 32
Reference (Deposit): B1312H pp. 8, 10, 12, 16-17
Reference (Deposit): MF417
Reference (Deposit): OF508 p. 42
Reference (Deposit): B1374 p. 73
Reference (Deposit): OF75-429
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