Dome Creek

The Dome Creek is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 2,011 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

Name: Dome Creek

State: Alaska

County: na

Elevation: 2,011 Feet (613 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 64.3914, -141.23060

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Dome Creek MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Dome Creek

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Mercury

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

Owner Name: Dave Weston
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1979

Production

Year: 1928
Description: 483 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1921
Description: 16,000 Yards Processed. 409 Troy Ounces Gold

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Placer
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1921
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 (Deposit): USGS CRIB A000982

References

Reference (Deposit): IC8252 p. 54

Reference (Deposit): B917A p. 54

Reference (Deposit): B926A p. 48

Reference (Deposit): B933A p. 45

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 060-016

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 060-104

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 060-126

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 060-129

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 060-207

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 060-274

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 060-281

Reference (Deposit): B251 p. 53

Reference (Deposit): B345k p. 197

Reference (Deposit): B375 p. 44

Reference (Deposit): B520l p. 211

Reference (Deposit): B542j p. 217

Reference (Deposit): B642c p. 62

Reference (Deposit): B714b p. 88

Reference (Deposit): B739a p. 34

Reference (Deposit): B813a p. 32

Reference (Deposit): B813c p. 130

Reference (Deposit): B824a p. 37

Reference (Deposit): B836a p. 38

Reference (Deposit): B844A p. 36

Reference (Deposit): B880A p. 43

Reference (Deposit): B897C pp. 188-190

Reference (Deposit): B910A p. 54

Reference (Deposit): MINERAL INDUSTRY, 1990. AK. DIV. GEOL. AND GEOPHYS. SURV.

Reference (Deposit): SPEC. REP. NO. 45, 1991, PP. 30-31.

Reference (Deposit): SPURR, J.C. GEOLOGY OF THE YUKON GOLD DISTRICT, ALASKA.

Reference (Deposit): U.S. GEOL. SURV. 18TH ANNU. REP. PT III, 1898, PP. 252-253.

Reference (Deposit): BURLEIGH, R.E., AND K.G. LEAR. COMPILATION OF DATA FOR

Reference (Deposit): PHASE 1 OF THE MINERAL RESOURCE EVALUATION OF THE BUREAU OF

Reference (Deposit): LAND MANAGEMENT BLACK RIVER AND FORTYMILE RIVER SUBUNITS.

Reference (Deposit): BUMINES OFR 48-94, 1994, 116 PP.

Reference (Deposit): GEOL. SURV. BULL. 910-C, 1941, PP. 198-201.

Reference (Deposit): SWAINBANK, R.C., T.K. BUNDTZEN, AND J. WOOD. ALASKA'S

Reference (Deposit): P610 p. 27

Reference (Deposit): MF393

Reference (Deposit): OF508 p. 73

Reference (Deposit): POWERS, J.B. BRIEF HISTORY OF THE FORTYMILE MINING DISTRICT

Reference (Deposit): TO 1935. AK. TERR. DEPT. OF MINES MINER. REP. MR 60-2, 1935

Reference (Deposit): 19 PP.

Reference (Deposit): WIMMLER, N.L. NOTES ON PLACER MINING ACTIVITY IN THE FORTY-

Reference (Deposit): MILE DISTRICT IN 1929. AK. TERR. DEPT OF MINES INVEST. REP.

Reference (Deposit): IR 60-2, 1949, 2 PP.

Reference (Deposit): MOFFIT, F.H. MINERAL INDUSTRY IN ALASKA IN 1925. U.S. GEOL

Reference (Deposit): SURV. BULL. 792, 1927, P. 18.

Reference (Deposit): SMITH. P.S. FINENESS OF GOLD FROM ALASKAN PLACERS. U.S.

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