Arizona Creek

The Arizona Creek is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 249 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

Satelite View

MRDS mine locations are often very general, and in some cases are incorrect. Some mine remains have been covered or removed by modern industrial activity or by development of things like housing. The satellite view offers a quick glimpse as to whether the MRDS location corresponds to visible mine remains.

Site Name

Primary: Arizona Creek
Secondary: Inmachuk River
Secondary: Utica Group
Secondary: Arizona Bench No. 1
Secondary: Utica Placer Mine
Secondary: 16 Mile Bench 1-2

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Mercury
Tertiary: Silver

Location

State: Alaska

Land Status

Not available

Holdings

Type: Located Claim

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Owner Name: Gem Exploration
Company ID: 5001212
Info Year: 1981

Owner Name: Fields Exploration Inc.
Company ID: 5001212
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1976

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Placer
Mining Method: Unknown
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

Not available

Comments

Comment (Deposit): RECORDED PROD. BEFORE 1908: 242 OZ. OF AU (USBM AFOC FILES). BEDROCK IS SCHIST WITH INTERDEDDED LIMESTONE WHICH SERVES AS NATURAL RIFFLES AND CARRIES MOST OF THE GOLD (B379-F). REF. POINT IS AT CONFLUENCE OF ARIZONA CR & INMACHUK RIVER. MSHA MID 5001111

References

Reference (Deposit): B442s pp. 367-368

Reference (Deposit): B480c p. 42

Reference (Deposit): B592u pp. 388, 394-395

Reference (Deposit): B622r p. 372

Reference (Deposit): BMB142 p. 28

Reference (Deposit): B662p pp. 425-449

Reference (Deposit): B662q pp. 452, 454-455

Reference (Deposit): B712h p. 189

Reference (Deposit): B712h pp. 188-189

Reference (Deposit): MR195-7 p. 111

Reference (Deposit): B783a p. 17

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 044-076

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 044-153

Reference (Deposit): B314l p. 179

Reference (Deposit): B328 p. 324

Reference (Deposit): B379p p. 296

Reference (Deposit): MR195-11 p. 116

Reference (Deposit): B792a p. 22

Reference (Deposit): B797a p. 26

Reference (Deposit): MR192-2 p. 31

Reference (Deposit): B810a p. 34

Reference (Deposit): B813a p. 40

Reference (Deposit): B824a p. 45

Reference (Deposit): B844A pp. 47, 54

Reference (Deposit): B857A pp. 43-44, 51

Reference (Deposit): B864A pp. 49, 57

Reference (Deposit): B868A pp. 51, 59

Reference (Deposit): B897A pp. 62, 71

Reference (Deposit): B933A pp. 57, 68

Reference (Deposit): TDM5R p. 34

Reference (Deposit): B1141C p. 32

Reference (Deposit): MF417

Reference (Deposit): OF508 p. 41

Reference (Deposit): B1374 p. 71

Reference (Deposit): THE MAPMAKERS p. 19

Reference (Deposit): BMOF98-76 pp. 11-12

Reference (Deposit): AMR 81-82

Reference (Deposit): B910A pp. 67-68, 76

Reference (Deposit): B917A pp. 66, 75

Reference (Deposit): B926A pp. 62-63, 71

The Top Ten Gold Producing States

These ten states contributed the most to the gold production that built the West from 1848 through the 1930s. The Top Ten Gold Producing States.