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

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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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