The Homestake Creek is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 2,398 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: 2,398 Feet (731 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 64.0081, -148.54030
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Homestake Creek MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Homestake Creek
Secondary: Platt Creek
Secondary: Mccurdy Group
Secondary: Yeller Beast
Secondary: Cabin Claim
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver
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
Not available
Production
Year: 1941
Description: 1 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1936
Description: 1 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1935
Description: 17 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1922
Description: 500 Yards Processed. 48 Troy Ounces Gold
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Placer
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1922
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): HOMESTAKE CR. PROD. (INCLUDES 3 MILES EXTENDING INTO HEALY QUADRANGLE) PRIOR TO 1941: 529 OZ AU, 90 OZ AG (USBM FILES).
References
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 058-181
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 058-304
Reference (Deposit): B314o pp. 208-209
Reference (Deposit): B480l pp. 223-224
Reference (Deposit): P70 pp. 172-173
Reference (Deposit): B501 pp. 44-46
Reference (Deposit): B662n pp. 388, 395-397
Reference (Deposit): B880A p. 46
Reference (Deposit): B897A p. 56
Reference (Deposit): B926A p. 51
Reference (Deposit): MF410
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