The Boob Creek is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 364 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: 364 Feet (111 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 63.3306, -157.00190
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Boob Creek MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Boob Creek
Secondary: Walden Pup
Secondary: Walden Pup East 1 Above
Secondary: Walden Pup 1-6 Above
Secondary: Walden Pup West 4-6
Secondary: Walden Pup East
Secondary: Walden Pup 1-2 Below
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Chromium
Tertiary: Mercury
Tertiary: Tin
Tertiary: PGE
Tertiary: Silver
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
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Frank Walter
Percent: 100.0
Info Year: 1976
Production
Year: 1918
Description: 161 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1917
Description: 237 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1917
Description: 13,333 Yards Processed. 2237 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1916
Description: 120 Yards Processed. 89 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1918
Description: 1,778 Yards Processed. 1521 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
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): USGS CRIB M045397. PRODUCTION PRIOR TO 1919: 3120 OZ AU, 312 OZ AG (USBM AFOC FILES).
References
Reference (Deposit): SR38 p. 25
Reference (Deposit): B692b pp. 20-21
Reference (Deposit): B836a p. 69
Reference (Deposit): B844A p. 67
Reference (Deposit): B897A p. 84
Reference (Deposit): B910A p. 90
Reference (Deposit): TDM1 pp. 20, 26, 35
Reference (Deposit): IC8252 p. 54
Reference (Deposit): P630 pp. 89-90
Reference (Deposit): B692v pp. 349-350
Reference (Deposit): B712a p. 23
Reference (Deposit): B714b p. 71
Reference (Deposit): B739g p. 158
Reference (Deposit): B754 pp. 106, 118
Reference (Deposit): B755a p. 44
Reference (Deposit): B773a p. 30
Reference (Deposit): B797a p. 33
Reference (Deposit): B797a p. 40
Reference (Deposit): B810a p. 53
Reference (Deposit): B813a p. 60
Reference (Deposit): B824a p. 67
Reference (Deposit): MF367
Reference (Deposit): OF508 pp. 81-82
Reference (Deposit): OF76-576 p. 62
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 064-038
Reference (Deposit): B642l p. 251
Reference (Deposit): BMB153 pp. 2, 54
Reference (Deposit): B662b pp. 23-24, 58
Reference (Deposit): B666P p. 96
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