Bear Creek

The Bear Creek is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 709 feet.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Bear Creek

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver

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: Bear Creek Mining Co.
Company ID: 5000719
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1987

Production

Year: 1952
Description: 8 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1952
Description: 85 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1947
Description: 54 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1961
Description: 32,222 Yards Processed. 197 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1960
Description: 88 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1959
Description: 248 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1958
Description: 33 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1953
Description: 35,000 Yards Processed. 214 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1947
Description: 72,000 Yards Processed. 555 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1922
Description: 150 Yards Processed. 24 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1961
Description: 19 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1960
Description: 52,000 Yards Processed. 920 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1959
Description: 23 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1958
Description: 12,000 Yards Processed. 339 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1953
Description: 20 Troy Ounces Silver

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Placer
Mining Method: Unknown
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

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Comments

Comment (Production): PRODUCTION PRIOR TO 1962: 10,412 OZ. OF GOLD, 1,150 OZ. OF SILVER (USBM AFOC FILES). GATES WORKED BEAR CR. WITH 2 DOZERS AND A DRAGLINE (CARNES -1975).

References

Reference (Deposit): B910A p. 51

Reference (Deposit): IR JCR 390810 p. 9

Reference (Deposit): IR JCR 400819 p. 10

Reference (Deposit): B933A p. 42

Reference (Deposit): MR194-13 p. 3

Reference (Deposit): C255 pp. 16-18

Reference (Deposit): IR RHS 6005 p. 13

Reference (Deposit): MF367

Reference (Deposit): OF508 p. 82

Reference (Deposit): BMOF98-76 p. 61

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 064-015

Reference (Deposit): B755a p. 44

Reference (Deposit): B864C pp. 170-172

Reference (Deposit): IR JCR 380901 p. 2

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