Dahl Creek

The Dahl Creek is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 190 feet.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Dahl Creek
Secondary: Alexander
Secondary: Dahl Creek Mining Company
Secondary: No. 1-18 Dahl, 17 1/2
Secondary: Spotty
Secondary: Quartz Creek
Secondary: Waldhelm
Secondary: Tiger Talisman Mine
Secondary: Woods Bench
Secondary: Orion Bench

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver

Location

State: Alaska

Land Status

Not available

Holdings

Type: Located Claim

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Owner Name: Alexander And Jefford
Company ID: 5001298
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1981

Owner Name: Patrick Bliss
Company ID: 5001298
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1978

Production

Year: 1934
Description: 59 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1932
Description: 1,018 Yards Processed. 80 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1928
Description: 204 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1927
Description: 125 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1923
Description: 800 Yards Processed. 76 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1920
Description: 200 Yards Processed. 12 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1956
Description: 2 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1955
Description: 11 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1954
Description: 9 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1953
Description: 4 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1953
Description: 41 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1949
Description: 13 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1948
Description: 3 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1947
Description: 11,034 Yards Processed. 194 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1946
Description: 63 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1945
Description: 868 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1943
Description: 188 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1942
Description: 672 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1941
Description: 218 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1936
Description: 311 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1969
Description: 150 Yards Processed. 5 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1965
Description: 1 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1965
Description: 343 Yards Processed. 4 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1963
Description: 8 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1963
Description: 1,550 Yards Processed. 78 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1961
Description: 2 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1961
Description: 14 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1960
Description: 2 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1960
Description: 900 Yards Processed. 19 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1959
Description: 2 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1959
Description: 2,240 Yards Processed. 17 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1958
Description: 13 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1958
Description: 1,110 Yards Processed. 114 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1954
Description: 900 Yards Processed. 81 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1949
Description: 10,000 Yards Processed. 112 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1948
Description: 5,000 Yards Processed. 49 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1942
Description: 77 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1947
Description: 23 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1946
Description: 16,666 Yards Processed. 541 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1945
Description: 89 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1943
Description: 22 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1941
Description: 1411 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1935
Description: 190 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1934
Description: 9,860 Yards Processed. 404 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1957
Description: 60 Yards Processed. 2 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1956
Description: 56 Yards Processed. 19 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1955
Description: 5,555 Yards Processed. 92 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1921
Description: 900 Yards Processed. 43 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1931
Description: 2,520 Yards Processed. 259 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1929
Description: 138 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1924
Description: 173 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1922
Description: 1,000 Yards Processed. 126 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: J.H. ALEXANDER P.O. BOX 294 NOME, ALASKA 99762

Comment (Deposit): MSHA MID 5000644 PROD. TIL 1970: 9,620 07. AU, 1,08S 07. AG (USBM FILES). BEDROCK IS PHYLLITE OR MICA SCHIST WITH MANY CLAYEY ALTERED ZONES CONTAINING GROUND-UP VEIN QUARTZ. BOTH CREEK AND BENCH PLACERS WORKED; GOLD PROBABLY DERIVED FROM ALTERED ZONE REFERENCE POINT AT CONFLUENCE OF DAHL AND QUARTZ CREEKS.

References

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 044-021

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 044-087

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 044-161

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 044-198

Reference (Deposit): MR192-2 pp. 35-36

Reference (Deposit): MR192-7 p. 66

Reference (Deposit): AK MINE LICENSE-1982

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 044-009

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 044-016

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