California Creek

The California Creek is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 328 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

Name: California Creek

State: Alaska

County: na

Elevation: 328 Feet (100 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 60.9694, -149.13330

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California Creek MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: California Creek
Secondary: Perry and Spillum
Secondary: J. W. Dawson and Associates
Secondary: Janie No. 1

Commodity

Primary: Gold

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

Not available

Production

Not available

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

Unknown: Gold

Comments

Comment (Deposit): USGS CRIB A002883 USGS CRIB D002730

References

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 095-171

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 095-173

Reference (Deposit): B277a pp. 9, 40, 43

Reference (Deposit): B587 p. 192

Reference (Deposit): B642h p. 186

Reference (Deposit): B824a p. 30

Reference (Deposit): B836a pp. 30-31

Reference (Deposit): B844A p. 30

Reference (Deposit): B849G p. 406

Reference (Deposit): B857A p. 29

Reference (Deposit): B864A p. 33

Reference (Deposit): B868A p. 34

Reference (Deposit): B897A p. 44

Reference (Deposit): MLA5-84 218 pp., (Locality P-92)

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