Smith Creek

The Smith Creek is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 1,952 feet.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Smith Creek

Commodity

Primary: Gold

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: Located Claim

Workings

Type: Surface

Ownership

Owner Name: Ray Rotter
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1983

Owner Name: Roger Slavboda
Percent: 100.0
Info Year: 1982

Owner Name: Jerry L. Morrow Sr.
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Texas
Info Year: 1983

Production

Year: 1953
Description: 500 Yards Processed. 16 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1952
Description: 1 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1952
Description: 925 Yards Processed. 10 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1949
Description: 1 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1949
Description: 28 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1981
Description: Assay Value Unknown 50000 Cubic Yards
Year: 1957
Description: 1 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1957
Description: 1,100 Yards Processed. 18 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1956
Description: 2 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1947
Description: 53 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1943
Description: 79 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1935
Description: 151 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1934
Description: 24 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1934
Description: 176 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1956
Description: 1,000 Yards Processed. 32 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1955
Description: Production Reported 1 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1955
Description: 1,000 Yards Processed. 11 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1954
Description: 1 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1954
Description: 875 Yards Processed. 26 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1953
Description: 1 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1922
Description: 5,000 Yards Processed. 285 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1921
Description: 1,161 Yards Processed. 75 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1920
Description: 21,000 Yards Processed. 631 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1919
Description: 21 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1919
Description: 150 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1918
Description: 10 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1918
Description: 7,333 Yards Processed. 392 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1917
Description: 12 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1917
Description: 10,000 Yards Processed. 462 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1916
Description: 700 Yards Processed. 179 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1907
Description: 130 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1907
Description: Assay Value Unknown 2806 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1928
Description: 200 Yards Processed. 241 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1926
Description: 36 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1926
Description: 6,000 Yards Processed. 1552 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1925
Description: 166 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1924
Description: 833 Yards Processed. 570 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1923
Description: 300 Yards Processed. 24 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1930
Description: 2 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1927
Description: 198 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1947
Description: 7 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1943
Description: 5 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1936
Description: 37 Troy Ounces Gold

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Placer
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1901
Discovery Year: 1901
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N

Physiography

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Mineral Deposit Model

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Orebody

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Structure

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Alterations

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

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Comments

Comment (Ownership): OWNER ADDRESS: JERRY MORROW ATHENS, TEXAS 75751 TELE: (214) 675-4546

References

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 030-005

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 030-033

Reference (Deposit): AK MINE LICENSE-1983

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