Dawson Creek

The Dawson Creek is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 699 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: Dawson Creek
Secondary: Ott Claims Hunter
Secondary: Johnson & Nelson Claims Dawson
Secondary: Floyd Claims Hunter
Secondary: Coughlin Claim Hunter
Secondary: Ruby Gold Mining Co Claims-Hunter
Secondary: Kalloch, Ballou & Rampart Hydr Co
Secondary: Hunter Creek
Secondary: Clemons-Swanson Claims Hunter
Secondary: Allen Claims Hunter

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Tin
Tertiary: Silver

Location

State: Alaska

Land Status

Not available

Holdings

Type: Located Claim

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Owner Name: Hunter Creek Mine-Steve M. Losonsky

Production

Year: 1925
Description: 129 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1918
Description: Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1918
Description: 111 Yards Processed. 18 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1917
Description: 2 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1917
Description: 185 Yards Processed. 12 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1916
Description: 1,200 Yards Processed. 81 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1915
Description: 148 Yards Processed. 41 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): DAWSON CREEK PRODUCTION PRIOR TO 1918: 257 OZ AU, 34 OZ AG HUNTER CREEK PRODUCTION PRIOR TO 1969: 12,157 OZ AU, 1,042 OZ AG (USBM FILES). OPERATOR RECORDS IN USBM MINE FILES. BARITE IS OFTEN ASSOCIATED WITH HUNTER CREEK AU (B 259). NATIVE CU HAS BEEN FOUND IN HUNTER CREEK SEDIMENTS AS HAVE CINNABAR, GALENA AND CASSITERITE. (SEE B844)

Comment (Ownership): DAWSON CREEK CRIB NUMBER-A001772.

References

Reference (Deposit): B442n p. 240

Reference (Deposit): B480j p. 167

Reference (Deposit): B520p pp. 278-279, 282

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 049-148

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 049-149

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 049-306

Reference (Deposit): B213 p. 55

Reference (Deposit): B225 p. 58

Reference (Deposit): B259j p. 112

Reference (Deposit): B263 pp. 52, 54, 208

Reference (Deposit): B280 pp. 31-33, 48-50

Reference (Deposit): B314b p. 37

Reference (Deposit): B337 pp. 65, 72-75, 96-98

Reference (Deposit): B345c p. 49

Reference (Deposit): B379b p. 55

Reference (Deposit): B824a p. 40

Reference (Deposit): B836a p. 42

Reference (Deposit): B844A p. 41

Reference (Deposit): B844D pp. 165, 177-181

Reference (Deposit): B844Da p. 232

Reference (Deposit): B857A p. 39

Reference (Deposit): B864A p. 43

Reference (Deposit): B868A p. 44

Reference (Deposit): B880A p. 47

Reference (Deposit): B910A p. 57

Reference (Deposit): B917A pp. 56-57

Reference (Deposit): B926A p. 53

Reference (Deposit): B933A p. 49

Reference (Deposit): IC8252 pp. 49-50, 55

Reference (Deposit): MF413

Reference (Deposit): OF508 p. 92

Reference (Deposit): B712a p. 42

Reference (Deposit): B714b p. 83

Reference (Deposit): B739a p. 32

Reference (Deposit): B783a p. 14

Reference (Deposit): B797a p. 23

Reference (Deposit): B692b p. 37

Reference (Deposit): B520p pp. 282-283

Reference (Deposit): B535 pp. 28, 30-31, 35

Reference (Deposit): B542j p. 222

Reference (Deposit): B592r p. 362

Reference (Deposit): B622c p. 64

Reference (Deposit): B642c p. 64

Reference (Deposit): BMB153 p. 53

Reference (Deposit): B662b p. 57

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