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Livengood Creek

The Livengood Creek is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 646 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: Livengood Creek  

State:  Alaska

County:  na

Elevation: 646 Feet (197 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 65.525, -148.55000

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Livengood Creek MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Livengood Creek
Secondary: Boodle
Secondary: Blood
Secondary: Bulldozer
Secondary: Gas
Secondary: Mallard
Secondary: K.K.K.
Secondary: Luxemburg
Secondary: Eve
Secondary: Little Ben Bench
Secondary: Snow Bird Bench
Secondary: Robin
Secondary: Drake
Secondary: Livengood Bench
Secondary: Hidden Treasure
Secondary: Wedge
Secondary: Reservoir
Secondary: Damsite
Secondary: Codfish
Secondary: Moose
Secondary: Modoc
Secondary: Caribou
Secondary: Spot 2-4
Secondary: King
Secondary: Alabam
Secondary: Queen
Secondary: Prince
Secondary: Patsy Bench
Secondary: Black Bench
Secondary: Oregon
Secondary: Moonshine
Secondary: Bluebird
Secondary: Prosper
Secondary: Nerma Fisco
Secondary: No. 2 Below Heine Creek
Secondary: Windy Association
Secondary: Triangle
Secondary: Black Diamond
Secondary: Dimond Ski Association
Secondary: No. 10 Above Bench
Secondary: Mellow
Secondary: Tomtit Association
Secondary: Lafrance Association
Secondary: Mint Bench
Secondary: Gold Brick Fraction
Secondary: Black Jack
Secondary: Nevada Bench
Secondary: No. 23 Above Discovery Association

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Tertiary: Antimony
Tertiary: Chromium
Tertiary: Tin
Tertiary: Tungsten

Location

State: Alaska
District: Tolovana

Land Status

Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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: Private Lease
Type: Patented
Type: Located Claim

Workings

Type: Surface

Ownership

Owner Name: Galaxy Minerals, Inc.
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1984

Owner Name: Heflinger Mining Equipment Co.
Percent: 3.00
Info Year: 1983

Owner Name: Cascaden Mining Co.
Percent: 7.00
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1983

Owner Name: Cnr Resources, Inc.
Home Office: Canada
Info Year: 1981
Years: 1981 -

Owner Name: Evelyne Borgersen
Info Year: 1976

Owner Name: Clifford Lloyd Haydon
Info Year: 1976

Owner Name: Haydon, Orea A.
Info Year: 1976

Owner Name: Carl Heflinger
Percent: 10.00
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1976

Owner Name: Livengood Placers, Inc.
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1993

Owner Name: Coeur D'Alene Mines Corp.
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Idaho
Info Year: 1996

Owner Name: Alaska Placer Development, Inc.
Company ID: 5000998
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1996
Years: 1976 -

Production

Year: 1959
Description: Silver Production 122 Troy Ounces Silver
 Year: 1959
Description: 35,000 Yards Processed. 1572 Troy Ounces Gold
 Year: 1958
Description: Production Reported 16 Troy Ounces Silver
 Year: 1958
Description: 4,630 Yards Processed. 217 Troy Ounces Gold
 Year: 1956
Description: Production Reported 226 Troy Ounces Silver
 Year: 1956
Description: 260,000 Yards Processed. 3035 Troy Ounces Gold
 Year: 1978
Description: Gold 1000 Troy Ounces Gold
 Year: 1977
Description: Gold Production 2460 Troy Ounces Gold
 Year: 1976
Description: Gold 3300 Troy Ounces Gold
 Year: 1969
Description: Production Reported 38 Troy Ounces Silver
 Year: 1969
Description: 21,400 Yards Processed. 446 Troy Ounces Gold
 Year: 1968
Description: Production Reported 19 Troy Ounces Silver
 Year: 1968
Description: 20,000 Yards Processed. 223 Troy Ounces Gold
 Year: 1966
Description: Silver Production 75 Troy Ounces Silver
 Year: 1966
Description: 75,278 Yards Processed. 853 Troy Ounces Gold
 Year: 1965
Description: Gravel Handled 282oz. Gold Recovered 82 Troy Ounces Silver
 Year: 1965
Description: 71,378 Yards Processed. 966 Troy Ounces Gold
 Year: 1964
Description: Production Reported 62 Troy Ounces Silver
 Year: 1964
Description: 50,000 Yards Processed. 763 Troy Ounces Gold
 Year: 1963
Description: Production Reported 48 Troy Ounces Silver
 Year: 1963
Description: 40,925 Yards Processed. 598 Troy Ounces Gold
 Year: 1962
Description: Silver Production 40 Troy Ounces Silver
 Year: 1962
Description: 35,000 Yards Processed. 603 Troy Ounces Gold
 Year: 1961
Description: Silver Production 71 Troy Ounces Silver
 Year: 1961
Description: 30,000 Yards Processed. 1069 Troy Ounces Gold
 Year: 1960
Description: Silver Production 81 Troy Ounces Silver
 Year: 1960
Description: 50,000 Yards Processed. 1159 Troy Ounces Gold
 Year: 1955
Description: Production Reported 24 Troy Ounces Silver
 Year: 1935
Description: Production Reported 258 Troy Ounces Gold
 Year: 1932
Description: Gold Production 60 Troy Ounces Gold
 Year: 1931
Description: Production Reported 463 Troy Ounces Gold
 Year: 1930
Description: Gold Production 13 Troy Ounces Gold
 Year: 1929
Description: Production Reported 45 Troy Ounces Silver
 Year: 1929
Description: 4,170 Yards Processed. 565 Troy Ounces Gold
 Year: 1926
Description: 2,000 Yards Processed. 638 Troy Ounces Gold
 Year: 1925
Description: Production Reported 6753 Troy Ounces Gold
 Year: 1924
Description: 17,926 Yards Processed. 4856 Troy Ounces Gold
 Year: 1923
Description: 14,046 Yards Processed. 2441 Troy Ounces Gold
 Year: 1922
Description: 24,565 Yards Processed. 4446 Troy Ounces Gold
 Year: 1921
Description: 31,988 Yards Processed. 9010 Troy Ounces Gold
 Year: 1920
Description: 12,206 Yards Processed. 3267 Troy Ounces Gold
 Year: 1919
Description: Value Of Gold $6.50 Per Cubic Yard 1622 Troy Ounces Silver
 Year: 1919
Description: 43,506 Yards Processed. 19224 Troy Ounces Gold
 Year: 1918
Description: Production Reported 2089 Troy Ounces Silver
 Year: 1918
Description: 82,869 Yards Processed. 26074 Troy Ounces Gold
 Year: 1917
Description: Silver Production 4362 Troy Ounces Silver
 Year: 1917
Description: 106,241 Yards Processed. 29402 Troy Ounces Gold
 Year: 1916
Description: 98,257 Yards Processed. 26259 Troy Ounces Gold
 Year: 1915
Description: 2,518 Yards Processed. 3114 Troy Ounces Gold
 Year: 1955
Description: 29,500 Yards Processed. 282 Troy Ounces Gold
 Year: 1936
Description: Production Reported 1859 Troy Ounces Gold

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Plant Subtype: Wash
Operation Type: Placer
Mining Method: Alluvial Mining
Milling Method: Gravity
Year First Production: 1915
Discovery Year: 1914
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: Y
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

Unknown: Chromite
Unknown: Gold
Unknown: Ilmenite
Unknown: Limonite
Unknown: Magnetite
Unknown: Pyrite
Unknown: Stibnite

Comments

Comment (Workings): POWER SUPPLIED BY 100 KW GENERATOR LOCATED ON-SITE. CONTACT: KARL HANNEMAN, (907) 452-8685. ALL WASH H2O IS RECYCLED. EVAPORATIVE LOSSED ARE MADE UP BY RAIN WATER. TAILINGS USED AS CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL AROUND THE MINE SITE.

Comment (Names): M.S. 1625 M.S. 1640 M.S. 1641 M.S. 1960 M.S. 1963 M.S. 832 GOLDEN ROD ASSOCIATION WAGNER ASSOCIATION BENCH NOS. 4-5 BELOW DISCOVERY OPTON ASSOCIATION LAST CHANCE FRACTION SUNSHINE HOT AIR ASSOCIATION MAY ASSOCIATION STAR ASSOCIATION GEM ASSOCIATION 3B FRACTION LEFT LIMIT NO. 2 ABOVE DISCOVERY ASSOCIATION NO. 2A ABOVE DISCOVERY ASSOCIATION NO. 9 ABOVE DISCOVERY ASSOCIATION NO. 18 ABOVE DISCOVERY ASSOCIATION

Comment (Reserve-Resource): THERE ARE NO RESERVE NUMBERS WERE AVAILABLE FOR 1997:

Comment (Deposit): PRIVATE LEASES BETWEEN STANFORD MINES & CALLAHAN MNG. CORP GOLD IS COARSE TO MEDIUM FINE AND IS BRIGHT IN COLOR. THE AVERAGE PURITY OF THE GOLD IS ABOUT 930 PARTS PER 1000. STIBNITE IS PREVALENT NEAR THE UPPER END OF THE PAYSTREAK. RESERVOIR ON HESS CREEK HAS A CAPACITY OF 7500 ACRE-FEET. ACQUISITION COST: NONE SINCE LEASE IN EFFECT -- 8% OF GROSS. EXPLORATION COST: NONE -- 800 HOLES DRILLED 1937-1953. MSHA MID 5000284 MSHA MID 5000880 USGS CRIB A001825 PROPERTY LEASED FROM LIVENGOOD PLACERS TO JAMES MASON. JAMES MASON CONSOLIDATED LEASES, SUBLEASED TO STANFORD. NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE FOR AG CONTENT OF THE PLACER GOLD. ALASKA OPERATION COST FACTOR AT 1.66 ABOVE LOWER 48 STATES. PRODUCT SHIPMENT CONSIDERED TO FAIRBANKS MARKET. PROPERTY OPERATED BY STANFORD MINES 1975-1976 SEASONS.

Comment (Economic Factors): ACQUISITION ACCOMPLISHED BY PAYMENT OF 8% ROYALTY.

Comment (Reference): KITZE, F. F. AND SIMON, O. W., 1972 (CRREL TECH. RPT 196)

References

Reference (Reserve-Resource): MIN MAG 7505 p. 366

Reference (Deposit): B622c pp. 51-52

Reference (Deposit): B642j pp. 205-208

Reference (Deposit): BMB142 pp. 24-25

Reference (Deposit): BMB153 pp. 2, 52

Reference (Deposit): B662b p. 56

Reference (Deposit): B662j pp. 262-268

Reference (Deposit): B712g pp. 178-181, 183-184

Reference (Deposit): B712g p. 178

Reference (Deposit): B714b p. 82

Reference (Deposit): B722a p. 47

Reference (Deposit): B739a p. 31

Reference (Deposit): B755a p. 37

Reference (Deposit): B783a p. 14

Reference (Deposit): B792a p. 19

Reference (Deposit): B797a p. 21

Reference (Deposit): B810a p. 27

Reference (Deposit): B813a p. 30

Reference (Deposit): B824a p. 36

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 049-401

Reference (Deposit): B836a p. 36

Reference (Deposit): B857A p. 34

Reference (Deposit): B864A p. 39

Reference (Deposit): B868A p. 39

Reference (Deposit): B880A p. 44

Reference (Deposit): B897A p. 52

Reference (Deposit): B910A p. 53

Reference (Deposit): B917A pp. 52-53

Reference (Deposit): BM YEARBOOK 1940* p. 186

Reference (Deposit): B933A pp. 45-46

Reference (Deposit): BM YEARBOOK 1941a p. 189

Reference (Deposit): BM YEARBOOK 1951b p. 1404

Reference (Deposit): BM YEARBOOK 1952 p. 90

Reference (Deposit): BM YEARBOOK 1953 p. 96

Reference (Deposit): BM YEARBOOK 1954b p. 110

Reference (Deposit): BM YEARBOOK 1955b p. 112

Reference (Deposit): BM YEARBOOK 1956b p. 101

Reference (Deposit): BM YEARBOOK 1959 p. 101

Reference (Production): COEUR D'ALENE MINES CORP./CALLAHAN MINING CORP., 1991, JOINT

Reference (Production): PROXY STATEMENT AND PROSPECTUS, 11-22-91 (NOT AVAILABLE AT

Reference (Production): THIS TIME).

Reference (Ownership): RANDOL MINING DIRECTORY 1996-97, P.125.

Reference (Deposit): B773a p. 21

Reference (Deposit): B868A pp. 39-40

Reference (Deposit): B910A pp. 53-54

Reference (Deposit): B926A pp. 48-49

Reference (Deposit): B933A pp. 45-46, 68

Reference (Deposit): TDM1 pp. 14, 17, 34, 39

Reference (Deposit): MINING WORLD 5005 pp. 51-52

Reference (Deposit): MINING WORLD 5104

Reference (Deposit): C331 p. 11

Reference (Deposit): MR49-3

Reference (Deposit): E&MJ 7309 p. 202

Reference (Deposit): AOF40 pp. 1-2

Reference (Deposit): MINES BULL 7503 p. 6

Reference (Deposit): MIN MAG 7505

Reference (Deposit): N MINER 750918 p. 30

Reference (Deposit): OF76-819 pp. 115-117

Reference (Deposit): OF77-168D p. 67

Reference (Deposit): OF77-168D p. 30

Reference (Deposit): OF78-1D p. 25

Reference (Deposit): E&MJ 7905 p. 81, No. 75

Reference (Deposit): OF81-1342A p. 21

Reference (Deposit): OF81-1342B p. 29

Reference (Deposit): OF82-719 p. 5, No. 86

Reference (Deposit): AMR 81-82 pp. 22, 23

Reference (Deposit): B1246 p. 239

Reference (Deposit): OF275

Reference (Deposit): MTA 82 No. B-32

Reference (Deposit): SR31 p. 11

Reference (Deposit): SR33 pp. 23, 24

Reference (Deposit): C590 pp. 1, 3

Reference (Deposit): P610 p. 31

Reference (Deposit): MF413

Reference (Deposit): OF508 pp. 98-99

Reference (Deposit): B1374 pp. 174-176

Reference (Deposit): BM YEARBOOK 1961 p. 100

Reference (Deposit): BM YEARBOOK 1964 p. 104

Reference (Deposit): BM YEARBOOK 1974 p. 68

Reference (Deposit): BM YEARBOOK 1975 p. 64

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 049-018

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 049-089

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 049-158

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 049-159

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 049-267

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 049-281

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 049-282

Reference (Deposit): B642c p. 63

Reference (Deposit): B662j p. 262

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