The Fox Creek is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 1,070 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: 1,070 Feet (326 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 64.9953, -147.61530
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Fox Creek MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Fox Creek
Secondary: Fox Gulch Group
Secondary: H. B. H. Enterprise Inc.
Secondary: First Chance Assn. 1-3
Secondary: Hess
Secondary: Cindy M.
Secondary: Old Timer
Secondary: Big Muddy No. 2
Secondary: George's Run Tributary Claim
Secondary: Chingo's Hope
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Tungsten
Location
State: Alaska
Land Status
Land ownership: State
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
Type: Patented
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Cassiterite Placers Inc.
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1993
Production
Year: 1955
Description: 3 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1954
Description: 3 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1954
Description: 22 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1950
Description: 5 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1955
Description: 26 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1950
Description: 1 Troy Ounces Silver
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Placer
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1950
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 D002643. FOX CR. PROD. 1771 OZ AU, 41 OZ AG BEFORE 1964 (USBM FILES). M.S. 1715, 1716 ISSUED 1925 ON HESS, PAT #959081, 954808. M.S. 1618 ISSUED 1932 ON VERDIN CLAIM, PAT #1052917.
Comment (Ownership): CASSITERITE PLACERS INC. 413 COWLES STREET FAIRBANKS, AK 99701
References
Reference (Deposit): TDM2 pp. 20, 24, 28
Reference (Deposit): RI4174 pp. 28-29
Reference (Deposit): B1024I pp. 188, 210
Reference (Deposit): MF410
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 058-006
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 058-309
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 058-327
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 058-333
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 058-352
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 058-354
Reference (Deposit): BUNDTZEN, T.K., R.C. SWAINBANK, A.H. CLOUGH, M.W. HENNING,
Reference (Deposit): AND E.W. HANSEN. ALASKA'S MINERAL INDUSTRY 1993. AK DIV.
Reference (Deposit): GEOL. AND GEOPHYS. SURV. SPEC. REP. 48, 1994, P. 29.
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 058-011
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 058-031
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 058-091
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 058-124
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 058-222
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 058-263
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 058-284
Reference (Deposit): B337 pp. 39, 41
Reference (Deposit): B379k pp. 191, 193
Reference (Deposit): B442n p. 232
Reference (Deposit): B525a pp. 105-106, 111-113
Reference (Deposit): B525b p. 198
Reference (Deposit): B797a p. 20
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