Glacier Creek

The Glacier Creek is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 1,601 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: Glacier Creek
Secondary: Flat Creek
Secondary: Fifteen Gulch
Secondary: Twentytwo Gulch
Secondary: Yellow Creek
Secondary: Ruby Creek
Secondary: Discovery 1-2
Secondary: Red Hat 1-3
Secondary: Lucky Pat 1-3-4-5
Secondary: Little Audrey 1-4
Secondary: Schmuck 1-3
Secondary: Glacier Assoc. 1-5
Secondary: Glacier Assoc. Bench 3
Secondary: Glacier
Secondary: Eighteen Gulch
Secondary: Claim 1

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Silver

Location

State: Alaska

Land Status

Land ownership: National Park
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: Aurora Mining, Inc.
Company ID: 5001383
Home Office: Washington
Info Year: 1983

Owner Name: Schmuck, Arthur J.
Company ID: 5001383
Percent: 33.00
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1983

Owner Name: Jim Fuska
Company ID: 5001383
Percent: 33.00
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1983

Owner Name: Milton Jauhola
Company ID: 5001383
Percent: 33.00
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1983

Production

Year: 1921
Description: 1,400 Yards Processed. 65 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1919
Description: 21 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1949
Description: 156 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1945
Description: 182 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1934
Description: 4 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1933
Description: 205 Yards Processed. 13 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1930
Description: 21 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1927
Description: 18 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1925
Description: 38 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1924
Description: 139 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1918
Description: 41 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1907
Description: 25 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1926
Description: 88 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1923
Description: 6,433 Yards Processed. 133 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1922
Description: 3,400 Yards Processed. 63 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1920
Description: 20 Yards Processed. 2 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1919
Description: 768 Yards Processed. 84 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1918
Description: 6 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1907
Description: 116 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1955
Description: 27 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1955
Description: 8,000 Yards Processed. 97 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1949
Description: 37,156 Yards Processed. 524 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1945
Description: 17 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1942
Description: 142 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1934
Description: 880 Yards Processed. 16 Troy Ounces Gold

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Placer
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1907
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): PRODUCTION PRIOR TO 1956: 1,154 OZ. OF GOLD AND 338 OZ. OF SILVER (USBMAFOC FILES). WORKINGS: THE USUAL METHOD (FOR 1916) OF GROUND SLUICING AND SHOVELING-IN. SOME OPERATORS USED BEDROCK DRAINS. KLK USED D-8 DOZER, STACKER, SHAKER SCREEN AND SLUICE PLATE IN 1975 OPERATION (CARNES,1975 & B687). BEDROCK IS COMPRISED OF QUARTZITE SCHISTS, GREENSTONE SCHISTS, AND GARNETIFEROUS MICA SCHISTS WITH MANY QTZ SEAMS AND LENSES. GRAVELS ARE COARSE WITH MANY BOULDERS. GOLD IS MOSTLY ON BEDROCK WITH MANY NUGGETS, THE LARGEST VALUED AT $365,00 (P70). ADDRESS FOR KLK INC: STAR ROUTE BOX 145 PALMER, AK 99645.

Comment (Ownership): OPERATOR ADDRESS: KLK INC. STAR ROUTE BOX 9070 FAIRBANKS, ALASKA 99701

References

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 066-014

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 066-044

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 066-049

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 066-094

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 066-099

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 066-111

Reference (Deposit): B314o pp. 218, 220

Reference (Deposit): P70 pp. 178-180

Reference (Deposit): B662k pp. 307-309

Reference (Deposit): B687 pp. 90-92

Reference (Deposit): B739a p. 37

Reference (Deposit): B755a p. 41

Reference (Deposit): B755c pp. 141-142

Reference (Deposit): B797a p. 23

Reference (Deposit): B813a p. 35

Reference (Deposit): B836e p. 335

Reference (Deposit): B849F pp. 353, 371

Reference (Deposit): B868A p. 44

Reference (Deposit): B910A p. 58

Reference (Deposit): B917A p. 57

Reference (Deposit): B1108A p. 26, 29

Reference (Deposit): MF366

Reference (Deposit): OF508 p. 85

Reference (Deposit): BMOF98-76 p. 54

Reference (Deposit): SR38 p. 26

Reference (Deposit): BMOF129-84 pp. 80,83-88

Reference (Deposit): BMOF1-86 pp. 5,9

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