The Big Creek is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 2,999 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: 2,999 Feet (914 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 67.5083, -148.23330
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Big Creek MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Big Creek
Secondary: Upper Discovery
Secondary: No. 13-14-15-19-20-21 Below U. Disc
Secondary: St. Marys Creek
Secondary: Akemann, Randall
Secondary: Big Creek 1-2
Secondary: No. 1-5 Below Upper Discovery
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Lead
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
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Jan-Drew Holdings Ltd.
Home Office: Canada
Info Year: 1981
Owner Name: Little Squaw Gold Mining Co., Inc.
Home Office: Washington
Info Year: 1981
Production
Year: 1923
Description: 1,000 Yards Processed. 291 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1922
Description: 2,680 Yards Processed. 266 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1925
Description: 276 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1951
Description: 1 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1951
Description: 5 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1949
Description: 1 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1948
Description: 1 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1942
Description: 1 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1936
Description: 80 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1935
Description: 53 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1934
Description: 10 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1934
Description: 35 Yards Processed. 53 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1924
Description: 715 Yards Processed. 427 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1931
Description: 42 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1930
Description: 290 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1929
Description: 233 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1928
Description: 50 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1926
Description: 139 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1948
Description: 5 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1943
Description: 18 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1917
Description: 79 Yards Processed. 83 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1916
Description: 312 Yards Processed. 261 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1915
Description: 145 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1907
Description: 47 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1907
Description: Production Reported 217 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1918
Description: 557 Yards Processed. 296 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1917
Description: 11 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1921
Description: 1,667 Yards Processed. 269 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1920
Description: 400 Yards Processed. 290 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1919
Description: 25 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1919
Description: 427 Yards Processed. 178 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1918
Description: 47 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1959
Description: 151 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1959
Description: 977 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1958
Description: 185 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1960
Description: 87 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1960
Description: 522 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1958
Description: 70,000 Yards Processed. 1123 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1957
Description: 268 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1957
Description: 80,000 Yards Processed. 1564 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1956
Description: 217 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1956
Description: 1319 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1955
Description: 334 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1955
Description: 2034 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1954
Description: 133 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1954
Description: 20,000 Yards Processed. 749 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1953
Description: 2 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1953
Description: 12 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1952
Description: 6 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1952
Description: 26 Troy Ounces Gold
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Placer
Mining Method: Unknown
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 A000513
References
Reference (Deposit): P709 p. 3
Reference (Deposit): MR195-8 p. 105
Reference (Deposit): MR31-1
Reference (Deposit): B783a p. 14
Reference (Deposit): B797a p. 22
Reference (Deposit): MR31-3
Reference (Deposit): B813a p. 34
Reference (Deposit): B824a p. 40
Reference (Deposit): B836a p. 40
Reference (Deposit): B844A p. 40
Reference (Deposit): B442q p. 315
Reference (Deposit): B520c p. 38
Reference (Deposit): B532 pp. 112, 114-116
Reference (Deposit): B622c pp. 64-65
Reference (Deposit): B642c p. 67
Reference (Deposit): B722a p. 58
Reference (Deposit): B739a p. 41
Reference (Deposit): B755a p. 45
Reference (Deposit): B345c p. 46
Reference (Deposit): OF508 p. 63
Reference (Deposit): B773i pp. 260-263
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 031-001
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 031-017
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 031-022
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 031-121
Reference (Deposit): B314b p. 38
Reference (Deposit): C195 pp. 8, 11
Reference (Deposit): OF51 p. 14
Reference (Deposit): C348 p. 16
Reference (Deposit): PE31-1
Reference (Deposit): IR RHS 5912 pp. 1-4
Reference (Deposit): I375
Reference (Deposit): P530 p. 110
Reference (Deposit): GR42 pp. 5, 17, 19
Reference (Deposit): MF457
Reference (Deposit): B857A p. 37
Reference (Deposit): B864A p. 41
Reference (Deposit): B868A p. 43
Reference (Deposit): B880A p. 46
Reference (Deposit): B897A p. 55
Reference (Deposit): B910A p. 58
Reference (Deposit): B917A p. 57
Reference (Deposit): B926A p. 54
Reference (Deposit): B933A p. 50
Reference (Deposit): MR194-14 p. 3
Reference (Deposit): B379b pp. 30-31, 57
Reference (Deposit): MR195-7 p. 94
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