Boston Creek

The Boston Creek is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 801 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: Boston Creek
Secondary: Alameda Creek
Secondary: Eureka Creek
Secondary: Unanimous Creek
Secondary: American Creek
Secondary: Nugget Creek

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Tin
Tertiary: Silver

Location

State: Alaska

Land Status

Land ownership: State
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

Not available

Ownership

Owner Name: L. And Helen Mcgee
Company ID: 5000361
Percent: 34.00
Info Year: 1976

Owner Name: Pittman Mines (Ray Pittman)
Company ID: 5000361
Percent: 7.00
Home Office: Washington
Info Year: 1986

Owner Name: Virgil Remlinger And A. W. Pringle
Company ID: 5000361
Percent: 5.00
Info Year: 1976

Owner Name: Einer Anderson And Hank T. Kittelson
Company ID: 5000361
Percent: 3.00
Info Year: 1976

Owner Name: Benson, Gus A.
Company ID: 5000361
Percent: 9.00
Info Year: 1976

Owner Name: Fitzgerald, William
Company ID: 5000361
Percent: 5.00
Info Year: 1976

Owner Name: John E. Smith
Company ID: 5000361
Percent: 2.00
Info Year: 1976

Owner Name: Don Orcott
Company ID: 5000361
Percent: 34.00
Info Year: 1976

Production

Year: 1918
Description: 35 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1952
Description: 525 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1949
Description: 475 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1948
Description: 345 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1947
Description: 12 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1946
Description: 43 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1942
Description: 605 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1941
Description: 74 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1936
Description: 411 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1935
Description: 69 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1934
Description: 7,443 Yards Processed. 185 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1929
Description: 354 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1928
Description: 286 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1926
Description: 370 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1924
Description: 48 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1922
Description: 13,430 Yards Processed. 207 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1955
Description: 346 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1954
Description: 8,000 Yards Processed. 1732 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1953
Description: 571 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1961
Description: 77 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1961
Description: 283 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1960
Description: 449 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1960
Description: 1807 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1959
Description: 363 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1959
Description: 1401 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1958
Description: 516 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1958
Description: 5,500 Yards Processed. 2308 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1956
Description: 965 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1956
Description: 11,000 Yards Processed. 3439 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1952
Description: 139 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1949
Description: 118 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1948
Description: 83 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1947
Description: 45 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1942
Description: 2282 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1941
Description: 291 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1934
Description: 50 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1933
Description: 666 Yards Processed. 44 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1931
Description: 70 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1927
Description: 116 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1925
Description: 358 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1923
Description: 3,704 Yards Processed. 49 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1946
Description: 165 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1955
Description: 331,000 Yards Processed. 1521 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1954
Description: 477 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1953
Description: 6,340 Yards Processed. 2124 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1921
Description: 3,600 Yards Processed. 135 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1918
Description: 5 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1917
Description: 168 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1917
Description: 11,044 Yards Processed. 663 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1916
Description: 31,300 Yards Processed. 784 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1915
Description: 23,630 Yards Processed. 804 Troy Ounces Gold

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Placer
Mining Method: Unknown
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 (Ownership): OWNER-OPERATOR ADDRESS: R.C. PITTMAN MANLEY HOT SPRINGS, ALASKA 99756

Comment (Production): PRODUCTION PRIOR TO 1962: 33,104 OZ AU, 7502 OZ AG (USBM FILES). MSHA MID 5000463, USGS CRIB A003538, USGS CRIB A003518.

References

Reference (Deposit): B213 pp. 51, 55

Reference (Deposit): B259j pp. 115, 117

Reference (Deposit): B263 p. 52

Reference (Deposit): B280 pp. 38-40, 49-50

Reference (Deposit): B284l p. 126

Reference (Deposit): B337 pp. 82-85, 98

Reference (Deposit): B379b p. 56

Reference (Deposit): B442n p. 242

Reference (Deposit): B480j p. 166

Reference (Deposit): B520p p. 283

Reference (Deposit): B535 p. 35

Reference (Deposit): B542j p. 221

Reference (Deposit): B592r p. 362

Reference (Deposit): B622m p. 242

Reference (Deposit): B642c p. 64

Reference (Deposit): BMB153 p. 52

Reference (Deposit): B692b p. 37

Reference (Deposit): B692t p. 334

Reference (Deposit): B783a p. 14

Reference (Deposit): B797a p. 22

Reference (Deposit): B824a p. 37

Reference (Deposit): B836a p. 36

Reference (Deposit): B844A p. 37

Reference (Deposit): B844D pp. 166, 192-195

Reference (Deposit): B857A p. 33

Reference (Deposit): B868A p. 41

Reference (Deposit): B880A p. 42

Reference (Deposit): B897A p. 51

Reference (Deposit): B910A p. 53

Reference (Deposit): B917A p. 50

Reference (Deposit): B926A p. 47

Reference (Deposit): B933A p. 43

Reference (Deposit): B1058I p. 396

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 048-155

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 048-163

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 048-184

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 048-202

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 048-044

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 048-094

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 048-118

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 048-129

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 048-132

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 048-134

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 048-146

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 048-148

Reference (Deposit): IC8252 p. 55

Reference (Deposit): P610 p. 27

Reference (Deposit): MF371

Reference (Deposit): OF508 pp. 75-76

Reference (Deposit): BMOF98-76 p. 83

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 048-025

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 048-036

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