Boob Creek

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

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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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