The Perry Creek is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 308 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 308 Feet (94 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 65.8222, -163.07220
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Perry Creek MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Perry Creek
Secondary: Bodis
Secondary: Schlitz Creek
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver
Location
State: Alaska
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Type: Located Claim
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Year: 1941
Description: 1 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1923
Description: 440 Yards Processed. 18 Troy Ounces Gold
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Placer
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1923
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): NO PRODUCTION FIGURES AVAILABLE. GRAVEL PREVIOUSLY DERIVED FROM LOCAL QUARTZ-CALCITE VEINS IN INTERBEDDED SCHIST AND LIMESTONE BEDROCK. THIS CHANNEL BURIED BY YOUNG LAVA CONTRIBUTES TO GOLD CONTENT OF GRAVELS OF PINNELL AND INMACHUK RIVERS AND TRIBUTARIES. REF. POINT LOCATED AT CONFLUENCE OF PERRY CR. & PINNELL R.
References
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 044-123
Reference (Deposit): B442s pp. 367-368
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