The Rainy Creek is a chromium and gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 2,949 feet.
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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: 2,949 Feet (899 Meters)
Commodity: Chromium, Gold
Lat, Long: 63.2875, -145.88330
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Rainy Creek MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Rainy Creek
Secondary: Ace In the Hole
Commodity
Primary: Chromium
Primary: Gold
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: Stoelting, Thomas And Jensen, Daniel
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1983
Production
Year: 1919
Description: 1 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1918
Description: 2 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1918
Description: 370 Yards Processed. 16 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1921
Description: 500 Yards Processed. 10 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1920
Description: 500 Yards Processed. 14 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1919
Description: 278 Yards Processed. 14 Troy Ounces Gold
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Placer
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1918
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): B1139 p. 197
Reference (Deposit): GR14 pp. 2, 34
Reference (Deposit): GR28 pp. 19-20, 33
Reference (Deposit): MF414
Reference (Deposit): OF508 p. 68
Reference (Deposit): OF79-238 p. 62
Reference (Deposit): AMR 81-82
Reference (Deposit): B498 pp. 65-66
Reference (Deposit): B662b pp. 43-44
Reference (Deposit): B712a pp. 20, 44
Reference (Deposit): B810a p. 26
Reference (Deposit): P15 p. 59
Reference (Deposit): P41 p. 117
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 068-109
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 068-164
Reference (Deposit): B824a p. 34
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