Butte Creek

The Butte Creek is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 348 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: Butte Creek
Secondary: Jack Harolson
Secondary: Nos. 1-2 Below
Secondary: John Huff
Secondary: Discovery

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: PGE

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

Not available

Production

Year: 1947
Description: 40 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1947
Description: 14,000 Yards Processed. 272 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1941
Description: 109 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1936
Description: 48 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1927
Description: 296 Yards Processed. 9 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1925
Description: 11 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1923
Description: 1,110 Yards Processed. 37 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1918
Description: 15 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1917
Description: 25 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1916
Description: 28 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1941
Description: 525 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1928
Description: 2,248 Yards Processed. 46 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1926
Description: 677 Yards Processed. 66 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1924
Description: 1,083 Yards Processed. 48 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1922
Description: 1,850 Yards Processed. 115 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1918
Description: 666 Yards Processed. 91 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1917
Description: 2,417 Yards Processed. 157 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1915
Description: 2,000 Yards Processed. 97 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

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 (Deposit): USGS CRIB M045368

References

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 101-015

Reference (Deposit): B520c p. 41

Reference (Deposit): B592d p. 71

Reference (Deposit): B622c p. 67

Reference (Deposit): B622p pp. 304, 357-358

Reference (Deposit): B662b p. 61

Reference (Deposit): B714j pp. 222, 227

Reference (Deposit): MR101-1

Reference (Deposit): B813a p. 37

Reference (Deposit): MR101-2 pp. 17-18

Reference (Deposit): B880A p. 50

Reference (Deposit): B897A p. 59

Reference (Deposit): B910A p. 62

Reference (Deposit): B917A p. 62

Reference (Deposit): IR JCR 390701 p. 8

Reference (Deposit): B926A p. 58

Reference (Deposit): B792a p. 20

Reference (Deposit): B797a p. 25

Reference (Deposit): B810a pp. 32, 52-53

Reference (Deposit): B933A p. 54

Reference (Deposit): I339

Reference (Deposit): P630 pp. 89-90

Reference (Deposit): MF447

Reference (Deposit): OF508 p. 28

Reference (Deposit): B1374 p. 48

Reference (Deposit): OF77-156 p. 29

Reference (Deposit): OF82-719 p. 9, No. 208

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