The Hoosier Creek is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 499 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
Elevation: 499 Feet (152 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 65.4492, -150.09030
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Hoosier Creek MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Hoosier Creek
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Mercury
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Tungsten
Location
State: Alaska
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
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
Not available
Production
Year: 1961
Description: 1 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1952
Description: 4 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1951
Description: 4 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1932
Description: 111 Yards Processed. 33 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1931
Description: 38 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1920
Description: 15 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1919
Description: 6 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1918
Description: 9 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1907
Description: 27 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1907
Description: Production Reported 286 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1961
Description: 12 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1952
Description: 43 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1951
Description: 25 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1922
Description: 307 Yards Processed. 34 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1921
Description: 200 Yards Processed. 22 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1919
Description: 213 Yards Processed. 49 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1918
Description: 111 Yards Processed. 69 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 (Deposit): USGS CRIB D002620
References
Reference (Deposit): B797a p. 23
Reference (Deposit): B813a p. 35
Reference (Deposit): B836a p. 42
Reference (Deposit): B844A p. 41
Reference (Deposit): B844D pp. 165, 186-187
Reference (Deposit): B844Da p. 234
Reference (Deposit): B857A p. 39
Reference (Deposit): B864A p. 43
Reference (Deposit): B868A p. 44
Reference (Deposit): B880A p. 47
Reference (Deposit): B910A p. 57
Reference (Deposit): B917A p. 56
Reference (Deposit): SR38 p. 25
Reference (Deposit): B280 pp. 27, 36, 50
Reference (Deposit): B284l p. 126
Reference (Deposit): B314b p. 37
Reference (Deposit): B337 pp. 65, 79, 98
Reference (Deposit): B379b p. 55
Reference (Deposit): B442n p. 240
Reference (Deposit): B480j pp. 166-167
Reference (Deposit): B622c p. 64
Reference (Deposit): B642c p. 64
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 048-018
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 048-035
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 048-047
Reference (Deposit): B259j pp. 111-113
Reference (Deposit): B263 p. 52
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