Windy Creek

The Windy Creek is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 1,401 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: Windy Creek

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Tin
Tertiary: Tungsten
Tertiary: Copper

Location

State: Alaska
District: Yentna

Land Status

Land ownership: Mixed
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: Philip Brandl
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1976

Owner Name: Estill Dewitt
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1976

Production

Year: 1926
Description: 24 Troy Ounces Gold

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Placer
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1926
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 D002714. PRODUCTION PRIOR TO 1913: 7 OZ AU, 1 OZ AG (USBMAFOC FILE)

References

Reference (Deposit): B755c p. 131

Reference (Deposit): B810a p. 22

Reference (Deposit): B933A p. 35

Reference (Deposit): TDM1 p. 39

Reference (Deposit): B1024A p. 2

Reference (Deposit): OF311 p. 27

Reference (Deposit): MF369

Reference (Deposit): OF508 p. 14

Reference (Deposit): AMR 81-82

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 075-013

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 075-059

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 075-159

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 075-221

Reference (Deposit): BMB153 p. 42

Reference (Deposit): B692m p. 254

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