Sunset Creek

The Sunset Creek is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 98 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: Sunset Creek

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Tungsten

Location

State: Alaska

Land Status

Not available

Holdings

Type: Unknown
Type: Patented

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Not available

Production

Year: 1949
Description: 13 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1949
Description: 107 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1948
Description: 8 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1948
Description: 70 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1946
Description: 1 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1946
Description: 6 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1942
Description: 120 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1942
Description: 547 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1917
Description: 1 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1917
Description: 10 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1915
Description: 9,000 Yards Processed. 217 Troy Ounces Gold

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Placer
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1915
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 (Production): BEFORE 1949 183 OZ AU, 22 OZ AG WERE MINED FROM SUNSET CR.

References

Reference (Deposit): B379p pp. 297, 299-300

Reference (Deposit): B592u pp. 388, 393

Reference (Deposit): B622r p. 372

Reference (Deposit): BMB142 p. 28

Reference (Deposit): B662q p. 457

Reference (Deposit): B692b p. 41

Reference (Deposit): B714k pp. 232-235

Reference (Deposit): B880A p. 57

Reference (Deposit): B910A p. 71

Reference (Deposit): B917A p. 69

Reference (Deposit): B926A p. 65

Reference (Deposit): B933A pp. 62-63

Reference (Deposit): P575D p. 210

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 043-064

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 043-065

Reference (Deposit): B263 p. 209

Reference (Deposit): B328 p. 270

Reference (Deposit): B345m p. 229

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