Walker Fork

The Walker Fork is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 2,474 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

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Site Name

Primary: Walker Fork
Secondary: Upper Walker Fork
Secondary: Younger Creek
Secondary: Davis Creek
Secondary: Poker Creek
Secondary: Twelvemile Creek
Secondary: Cherry Creek

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver

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: Walker Fork Mining Co.
Company ID: 5001301
Info Year: 1981

Owner Name: Gold And Minerals Co.
Company ID: 5001301
Percent: 67.00
Home Office: Dist Of Columbia
Info Year: 1976

Owner Name: Heflinger Mining Co.
Company ID: 5001301
Percent: 33.00
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1984

Owner Name: Hefbury Mining Co.
Company ID: 5001301
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1983

Production

Year: 1925
Description: 1944 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1924
Description: 19 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1922
Description: 8,000 Yards Processed. 501 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1960
Description: 17 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1960
Description: 64 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1956
Description: 12 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1955
Description: 149 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1954
Description: 100 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1949
Description: 38 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1948
Description: 186 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1954
Description: 45,000 Yards Processed. 706 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1949
Description: 26,000 Yards Processed. 248 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1946
Description: 474 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1934
Description: 166 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1934
Description: 658 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1928
Description: 2418 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1946
Description: 235,000 Yards Processed. 3156 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1931
Description: 50,000 Yards Processed. 1693 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1926
Description: 27,000 Yards Processed. 1823 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1923
Description: 9,000 Yards Processed. 556 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1921
Description: 6,000 Yards Processed. 230 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1920
Description: 4,500 Yards Processed. 204 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1948
Description: 173,400 Yards Processed. 1078 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1956
Description: 6,000 Yards Processed. 84 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1955
Description: 20,000 Yards Processed. 1041 Troy Ounces Gold

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

Not available

Comments

Comment (Deposit): HEFLINGER OPERATING NONFLOAT PLANT ON WALKER FORK (CARNES, 1975, P. 28). GOLD AND MINERAL CO. DRAGLINE AND DOZER ON WALKER FORK IN 1975 (CARNES, 1975, P. 27). PRODUCTION PRIOR TO 1967: 12,971 OZ AU, 1726 OZ AG (USBM AFOC FILES). MSHA ID 5000509

Comment (Ownership): OWNER-OPERATOR ADDRESS: FRED & DAVE HEFLINGER 409 CLARK STREET FAIRBANKS, ALASKA 99706 OWNER ADDRESS: HEFLINGER MINING COMPANY 665 10TH AVE., APT. 307 FAIRBANKS, ALASKA 99701 TELE: (907) 456-4548 OPERATOR ADDRESS: WALKER FORK MINING COMPANY P.O. BOX 2196 FAIRBANKS, ALASKA 99707 TELE: (907) 479-4927 HOME OPERATOR ADDRESS: HEFBURY MINING COMPANY P.O. BOX 2196 FAIRBANKS, ALASKA 99707 TELE: (907) 479-4927 HOME TELE: (907) 452-1441 WORK

References

Reference (Deposit): ADGGS SR 43 P. 36.

Reference (Deposit): ADGGS SR 44 P. 34

Reference (Deposit): ADGGS SR 46 PP. 33-34.

Reference (Deposit): ADGGS SR 47 P. 30.

Reference (Deposit): USGS 18TH ANNU. REP. PP. 252-253.

Reference (Deposit): BM OFR 48-94 116 PP.

Reference (Deposit): GC23 p. 4

Reference (Deposit): MF393

Reference (Deposit): OF508 p. 73

Reference (Deposit): BMOF98-76 pp. 27, 28

Reference (Deposit): TDM MR 60-2 19 PP.

Reference (Deposit): B857A PP. 37-38.

Reference (Deposit): ADGGS SR 40 P. 27.

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 060-238

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 060-245

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 060-262

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 060-301

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 060-124

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 060-154

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 060-164

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 060-180

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 060-185

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 060-218

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 060-227

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 060-232

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 060-233

Reference (Deposit): B259b p. 30

Reference (Deposit): B263 pp. 54, 208

Reference (Deposit): B284l p. 126

Reference (Deposit): B314b p. 39

Reference (Deposit): B345k pp. 194-195, 197

Reference (Deposit): B375 pp. 35-36

Reference (Deposit): B379b p. 53

Reference (Deposit): B442n p. 244

Reference (Deposit): B480j pp. 168-169

Reference (Deposit): B225 p. 57

Reference (Deposit): B251 pp. 42-44

Reference (Deposit): B797a p. 22

Reference (Deposit): B810a p. 29

Reference (Deposit): B813a p. 32

Reference (Deposit): B813c pp. 131-132

Reference (Deposit): B824a p. 37

Reference (Deposit): B836a p. 38

Reference (Deposit): B844A p. 36

Reference (Deposit): B864A p. 42

Reference (Deposit): B868A pp. 41-42, 59

Reference (Deposit): B880A pp. 43, 61

Reference (Deposit): B897A p. 71

Reference (Deposit): B897C pp. 159-163

Reference (Deposit): B910A pp. 54, 76

Reference (Deposit): B917A p. 53

Reference (Deposit): B926A p. 48

Reference (Deposit): C348 p. 19

Reference (Deposit): GC9 p. 3

Reference (Deposit): B1281 p. 35

Reference (Deposit): B520l pp. 211, 215

Reference (Deposit): B542j p. 215

Reference (Deposit): B592r p. 361

Reference (Deposit): B622c p. 63

Reference (Deposit): B714b p. 88

Reference (Deposit): B792a p. 18

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 060-031

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 060-051

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 060-116

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