The Crooked Creek is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 1,099 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: 1,099 Feet (335 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 64.9242, -141.66670
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Crooked Creek MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Crooked Creek
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Lead
Location
State: Alaska
Land Status
Land ownership: Federal
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: 1956
Description: 37,037 Yards Processed. 371 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1955
Description: 41 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1955
Description: 11,930 Yards Processed. 367 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1954
Description: 36 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1954
Description: 10,666 Yards Processed. 337 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1953
Description: 19 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1953
Description: 176 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1950
Description: 4 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1950
Description: 1,750 Yards Processed. 40 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1949
Description: 6 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1949
Description: 2,700 Yards Processed. 80 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1948
Description: 13 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1948
Description: 5,000 Yards Processed. 140 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1947
Description: 2 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1947
Description: 20 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1946
Description: 7 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1946
Description: 3,300 Yards Processed. 70 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1945
Description: 8 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1945
Description: 96 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1942
Description: 10 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1942
Description: 106 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1941
Description: 12 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1941
Description: 127 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1936
Description: 101 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1935
Description: 105 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1934
Description: 2 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1934
Description: 2,222 Yards Processed. 24 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1932
Description: 208 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1931
Description: 35 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1930
Description: 7 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1930
Description: 72 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1929
Description: 9 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1929
Description: 86 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1928
Description: 22 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1928
Description: 218 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1927
Description: 124 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1926
Description: 109 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1925
Description: 295 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1924
Description: 11,111 Yards Processed. 300 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1923
Description: 13,333 Yards Processed. 374 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1922
Description: 22,222 Yards Processed. 546 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1921
Description: 9,259 Yards Processed. 217 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1920
Description: 5,666 Yards Processed. 150 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1919
Description: 20 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1919
Description: 13,333 Yards Processed. 230 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1916
Description: 748 Yards Processed. 732 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1915
Description: 938 Yards Processed. 96 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1906
Description: 33 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1956
Description: 40 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1957
Description: 16,000 Yards Processed. 343 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1957
Description: 35 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1958
Description: 3,000 Yards Processed. 43 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1958
Description: 4 Troy Ounces Silver
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Placer
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1906
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
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): MANAGEMENT BLACK RIVER AND FORTYMILE RIVER SUBUNITS.
Reference (Deposit): PHASE 1 OF THE MINERAL RESOURCE EVALUATION OF THE BUREAU OF
Reference (Deposit): BURLEIGH, R.E., AND K.G. LEAR. COMPILATION OF DATA FOR
Reference (Deposit): GEOL. SURV. BULL. 910-C, 1941, PP. 198-201.
Reference (Deposit): SMITH P.S. FINENESS OF GOLD FROM ALASKAN PLACERS. U.S.
Reference (Deposit): INVEST. REP. IR 60-2, 1949, 21 PP.
Reference (Deposit): IN THE EAGLE PRECINCT, ALASKA. AK. TERR. DEPT. OF MINES
Reference (Deposit): ROEHM, J.C. REPORTED PLACER OPERATIONS AND MINING ACTIVITY
Reference (Deposit): 19 PP.
Reference (Deposit): TO 1935. AK. TERR. DEPT. OF MINES MINER. REP. MR 60-2, 1935
Reference (Deposit): POWERS, J.B. BRIEF HISTORY OF THE FORTYMILE MINING DISTRICT
Reference (Deposit): OF508 p. 69
Reference (Deposit): MF393
Reference (Deposit): B1315 pp. 1, 10-11
Reference (Deposit): B933A p. 50
Reference (Deposit): B917D pp. 246-247, 249-250, 254
Reference (Deposit): B844A p. 40
Reference (Deposit): B836a p. 38
Reference (Deposit): B824a p. 39
Reference (Deposit): B816 p. 163
Reference (Deposit): B813a p. 34
Reference (Deposit): B797a p. 23
Reference (Deposit): B783a p. 14
Reference (Deposit): B755a p. 39
Reference (Deposit): B739a p. 33
Reference (Deposit): B662b p. 56
Reference (Deposit): B622c p. 64
Reference (Deposit): B542j p. 219
Reference (Deposit): B520l pp. 217-218
Reference (Deposit): B480j p. 171
Reference (Deposit): B442n p. 244
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 060-268
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 060-266
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 060-097
Reference (Deposit): B857A p. 38
Reference (Deposit): B880A p. 47
Reference (Deposit): B868A p. 44
Reference (Deposit): B864A p. 42
Reference (Deposit): B897C pp. 191, 196-198
Reference (Deposit): B897A p. 55
Reference (Deposit): B917A p. 56
Reference (Deposit): B926A p. 54
Reference (Deposit): B910A p. 57
Reference (Deposit): BUMINES OFR 48-94, 1994, 116 PP.
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