The Dollar Creek is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 1,699 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: 1,699 Feet (518 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 62.4833, -151.06670
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Dollar Creek MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Dollar Creek
Secondary: Little Dollar Creek
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Tin
Location
State: Alaska
Land Status
Land ownership: Mixed
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: Dennis L. Hamann
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1982
Owner Name: Thomas Hite
Percent: 12.00
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1976
Owner Name: Paul A. Mitchell
Percent: 6.00
Info Year: 1976
Owner Name: S. L. Kelm
Percent: 3.00
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1976
Owner Name: Delbert I. Bloom
Percent: 6.00
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1976
Owner Name: Don R. Shoemaker
Percent: 18.00
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1976
Owner Name: George H. Mccullough
Percent: 29.00
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1976
Owner Name: Wesley G. Butler Et Al.
Percent: 26.00
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1976
Production
Year: 1930
Description: 21 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1926
Description: 17 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1924
Description: 299 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1906
Description: 48 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1942
Description: 25 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1935
Description: 63 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1932
Description: 183 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1930
Description: 16,408 Yards Processed. 133 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1936
Description: 31 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1931
Description: 6,354 Yards Processed. 162 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1923
Description: 6,000 Yards Processed. 145 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1922
Description: 3,000 Yards Processed. 290 Troy Ounces Gold
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Placer
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1906
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): PRODUCTION PRIOR TO 1944: 5882 OZ AU, 534 OZ AG (USBM AFOC FILES).
References
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 075-027
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 075-056
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 075-114
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 075-115
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 075-140
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 075-141
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 075-142
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 075-165
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 075-178
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 075-249
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 075-250
Reference (Deposit): B314h p. 119
Reference (Deposit): B520j pp. 174, 182, 191-192
Reference (Deposit): B534 pp. 62-63
Reference (Deposit): B542c p. 44
Reference (Deposit): B592d p. 66
Reference (Deposit): BMB153 p. 42
Reference (Deposit): B692m pp. 252-254
Reference (Deposit): B1024A p. 2
Reference (Deposit): OF311 pp. 7-40
Reference (Deposit): P610 p. 13
Reference (Deposit): MF369
Reference (Deposit): OF508 p. 13
Reference (Deposit): BMOF98-76 pp. 75-77
Reference (Deposit): B755c pp. 130-131
Reference (Deposit): B773b p. 59
Reference (Deposit): B773b pp. 54-57
Reference (Deposit): B824a p. 29
Reference (Deposit): B836a pp. 28-29
Reference (Deposit): B844A p. 29
Reference (Deposit): B857A p. 27
Reference (Deposit): B864A p. 31
Reference (Deposit): B868A p. 33
Reference (Deposit): B917A p. 39
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