Big Hurrah Creek

The Big Hurrah Creek is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 171 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: Big Hurrah Creek

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Tungsten
Tertiary: Antimony

Location

State: Alaska

Land Status

Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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
Type: Patented

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Not available

Production

Year: 1923
Description: 34,963 Yards Processed. 373 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1922
Description: 28 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1921
Description: 29 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1920
Description: 25 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1919
Description: 70 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1918
Description: 15 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1917
Description: 70,000 Yards Processed. 713 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1947
Description: 68 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1946
Description: 70 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1946
Description: 652 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1943
Description: 23 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1941
Description: 500 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1926
Description: 122 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1926
Description: 1270 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1925
Description: 47 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1924
Description: 6 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1916
Description: 60,000 Yards Processed. 574 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1918
Description: 12,000 Yards Processed. 261 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1949
Description: 35 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1948
Description: 2 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1917
Description: 80 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1949
Description: 40,500 Yards Processed. 332 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1948
Description: 2,000 Yards Processed. 14 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1947
Description: 652 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1943
Description: 4 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1941
Description: 120 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1935
Description: 128 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1925
Description: 14 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1924
Description: 6,000 Yards Processed. 60 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1923
Description: 23 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1922
Description: 19,000 Yards Processed. 554 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1921
Description: 60,700 Yards Processed. 342 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1920
Description: 43,888 Yards Processed. 416 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1919
Description: 40,000 Yards Processed. 509 Troy Ounces Gold

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Placer
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1916
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): USGS CRIB A003301

References

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 053-246

Reference (Deposit): SP4 p. 102

Reference (Deposit): B259b p. 22

Reference (Deposit): B263 pp. 14, 209

Reference (Deposit): B328 pp. 223, 227-232

Reference (Deposit): B345m p. 222

Reference (Deposit): B379p p. 291

Reference (Deposit): B433 pp. 139, 156, 180-182

Reference (Deposit): B442s p. 360

Reference (Deposit): B520t p. 342

Reference (Deposit): B592u p. 390

Reference (Deposit): B712h pp. 187, 189

Reference (Deposit): B714k p. 233

Reference (Deposit): B722a p. 63

Reference (Deposit): B739a p. 9

Reference (Deposit): B755a p. 14

Reference (Deposit): B773a p. 27

Reference (Deposit): B783a p. 18

Reference (Deposit): B792a pp. 22, 25

Reference (Deposit): B797a p. 31

Reference (Deposit): OF4 pp. 3-4

Reference (Deposit): MF445

Reference (Deposit): OF508 p. 51

Reference (Deposit): B1374 p. 91

Reference (Deposit): BMOF73-75 p. 72

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 053-156

Reference (Deposit): OF75-2

Reference (Deposit): OF78-181 pp. 24-25

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 053-024

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 053-135

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 053-136

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 053-199

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 053-214

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 053-235

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 053-241

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