The Patterson Creek is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 131 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 131 Feet (40 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 65.8367, -162.03610
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Patterson Creek MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Patterson Creek
Secondary: Patterson Creek No. 1
Secondary: No. 1 Mamie Gulch
Secondary: No. 16 Bench
Secondary: Discovery
Secondary: Brian Association
Secondary: 4-7 Association
Secondary: Gold Nugget Assn.
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver
Location
State: Alaska
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Type: Located Claim
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Year: 1923
Description: 4,000 Yards Processed. 239 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1922
Description: 4,000 Yards Processed. 483 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1919
Description: 69 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1919
Description: 5,926 Yards Processed. 621 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1918
Description: 31 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1918
Description: 1,676 Yards Processed. 362 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1915
Description: 732 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1934
Description: 12 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1931
Description: 46 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1930
Description: 95 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1927
Description: 599 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1926
Description: 121 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1925
Description: 151 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1924
Description: 7,000 Yards Processed. 937 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1934
Description: 1,222 Yards Processed. 68 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1930
Description: 18 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1928
Description: 9,320 Yards Processed. 570 Troy Ounces Gold
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Placer
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1915
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
Not available
Comments
Comment (Production): PROD. TIL 1942; 16,694 OZ. AU, 1,645 OZ. AG (USBM FILES) NO RECORD ANY ASSESSMENT WORK DONE. AREA HAS BEEN DREDGED, HYDRAULICED AND OPEN CUT. BEDROCK IS INTERBEDDED LST AND SCHIST. GOLD PROBABLY DERIVED FROM QUARTZ-CALCITE VEINS. REF. POINT AT CONFLUENCE OF PATTERSON AND CANDLE CREEKS.
References
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 044-029
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 044-218
Reference (Deposit): OF75-429
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