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Alder Creek

The Alder Creek is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 1,099 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: Alder Creek

State:  Alaska

County:  na

Elevation: 1,099 Feet (335 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 65.0708, -147.18890

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Alder Creek MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Alder Creek
Secondary: Alaska Exploration Co.
Secondary: Crane Creek Gulch
Secondary: Fairbanks Gold Dredging Co.
Secondary: Fairbanks Gold Mining Co.
Secondary: Fairbanks Creek
Secondary: Murphy
Secondary: Walnut Creek
Secondary: Deep Creek
Secondary: Moose Creek

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Tin

Location

State: Alaska

Land Status

Not available

Holdings

Type: Located Claim
Type: Patented

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Owner Name: Carl Parker
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1976

Production

Year: 1949
Description: 3 Troy Ounces Gold
 Year: 1934
Description: 12 Troy Ounces Silver
 Year: 1922
Description: 1 Troy Ounces Gold
 Year: 1934
Description: 588 Yards Processed. 73 Troy Ounces Gold
 Year: 1925
Description: 483 Troy Ounces Gold

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Placer
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1922
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 A001773 USGS CRIB A001897 USGS CRIB A001768 M. S. 845 ISSUED NOV. 1922 ON PAT #884195, FAIRBANKS CREEK. M. S. 856 ISSUED NOV. 1931 ON PAT #921657, FAIRBANKS CREEK M. S. 1615 ISSUED NOV. 1931 ON PAT #1051420, FAIRBANKS CREEK M. S. 1984 ISSUED 1929 ON PAT #1031017, FAIRBANKS AND WALNUT CREEKS. M. S. 858 ISSUED 1923 ON PAT #921656, ALDER CREEK. PRODUCTION (USBM FILES, AFOC): FAIRBANKS CREEK PRIOR TO 1967: 214,530 OZ AU, 24,935 OZAG. ALDER CREEK PRIOR TO 1960: 45,804 OZ AU, 7,030 OZ AG. WALNUT CREEK PRIOR TO 1922: 697 OZ AU, 77 OZ AG. CRANE GULCH 1;449 OZ AU, 146 OZ AG. IN ADDITION TO AU AND AG, TIN, SCHEELITE AND STIBNITE FOUND IN FAIRBANKS CREEK PLACERS. (SEE TDM 1&2 AND B1024 I)

References

Reference (Deposit): B933A p. 39

Reference (Deposit): TDM1 pp. 11, 32, 37, 40

Reference (Deposit): C331 p. 6

Reference (Deposit): B1024I pp. 188, 210-211

Reference (Deposit): P610 p. 26

Reference (Deposit): P625D p. 7

Reference (Deposit): MF413

Reference (Deposit): OF508 p. 71

Reference (Deposit): BMOF98-76 p. 50

Reference (Deposit): B722a pp. 44-45

Reference (Deposit): B739a pp. 9, 29

Reference (Deposit): B755a pp. 14, 35

Reference (Deposit): B755c p. 146

Reference (Deposit): B773a pp. 27, 45

Reference (Deposit): B783a pp. 13, 18

Reference (Deposit): B792a pp. 17, 25

Reference (Deposit): B797a pp. 20, 30

Reference (Deposit): B810a pp. 25, 40

Reference (Deposit): B813a pp. 28, 47

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 049-011

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 049-012

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 049-030

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 049-083

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 049-097

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 049-104

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 049-125

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 049-134

Reference (Deposit): B824a pp. 32-33, 52

Reference (Deposit): B836a pp. 32-33, 54

Reference (Deposit): B844A pp. 32, 54

Reference (Deposit): B857A pp. 30, 51

Reference (Deposit): B864A pp. 35, 56

Reference (Deposit): B868A pp. 35-36, 58

Reference (Deposit): B880A pp. 39, 61

Reference (Deposit): B897A pp. 46, 71

Reference (Deposit): B910A pp. 46, 77

Reference (Deposit): B917A pp. 43-45

Reference (Deposit): B926A p. 40

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 049-249

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 049-250

Reference (Deposit): B263 pp. 14, 53-54, 92, 194, 208

Reference (Deposit): B284l pp. 111, 118-119

Reference (Deposit): B314b p. 36

Reference (Deposit): B337 pp. 29, 38

Reference (Deposit): B345c pp. 39, 41-42

Reference (Deposit): B379k pp. 190-191, 194

Reference (Deposit): B442n p. 233

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 049-252

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 049-261

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 049-263

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 049-344

Reference (Deposit): B225 pp. 68, 71-72

Reference (Deposit): B251 pp. 67, 81-83

Reference (Deposit): B259b pp. 26-28

Reference (Deposit): B480j pp. 158-159

Reference (Deposit): P70 p. 182

Reference (Deposit): B520e p. 89

Reference (Deposit): B520n pp. 240, 242-243

Reference (Deposit): B525a pp. 102, 108-109, 112-113

Reference (Deposit): B525b p. 163

Reference (Deposit): B542i pp. 148-149

Reference (Deposit): B542j pp. 206-208

Reference (Deposit): B592d p. 68

Reference (Deposit): B592r p. 359

Reference (Deposit): B622c p. 54

Reference (Deposit): B622l p. 233

Reference (Deposit): B642c pp. 58-59

Reference (Deposit): BMB142 p. 22

Reference (Deposit): BMB153 p. 51

Reference (Deposit): B662b pp. 51, 54

Reference (Deposit): B692b p. 35

Reference (Deposit): B712a pp. 38-39

Reference (Deposit): RI2158

Reference (Deposit): B714b pp. 80-81

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