Copper Creek

The Copper Creek is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 3,100 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: Copper Creek

State:  Alaska

County:  na

Elevation: 3,100 Feet (945 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 61.3458, -142.42690

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Copper Creek MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Copper Creek
Secondary: Idaho Gulch
Secondary: Seattle Gulch
Secondary: Rader Gulch


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Silver


Location

State: Alaska


Land Status

Land ownership: Federal
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: Patented
Type: Located Claim


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: Jo King
Percent: 73.00
Info Year: 1976

Owner Name: Raymond Trotochau
Percent: 27.00
Home Office: Washington
Info Year: 1976


Production

Year: 1943
Description: 48 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1942
Description: 32 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1941
Description: 26 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1936
Description: 4 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1931
Description: 2,000 Yards Processed. 4 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1947
Description: 39 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1945
Description: 1 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1943
Description: 11 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1947
Description: 7 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1945
Description: 14 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1930
Description: 700 Yards Processed. 3 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1926
Description: 4837 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1942
Description: 14 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1941
Description: 10 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1935
Description: 17 Troy Ounces Gold


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Placer
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1926
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): USGS CRIB A001947 M.S. 949 ISSUED 1913 ON 55.05 ACRES - PAT #374288. USGS CRIB A001978 USGS CRIB A001983 PRODUCTION PRIOR TO 1948: 240 OZ AU, 29 OZ AG (USBM AFOC FILES). MUCH OF PROD. FOR COPPER CREEK AND TRIBUTARIES WAS PROBABLY CREDITED TO DAN CREEK. SEE 020870030.


References

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 087-079

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 087-081

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 087-084

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 087-085

Reference (Deposit): MF773B

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 087-131

Reference (Deposit): B417 p. 162

Reference (Deposit): B448 pp. 100-103

Reference (Deposit): B520g p. 107

Reference (Deposit): B542f p. 84

Reference (Deposit): B622g pp. 115-116

Reference (Deposit): B1333 pp. 29-30

Reference (Deposit): MF395


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