Gold King Creek

The Gold King Creek is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 2,300 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: Gold King Creek
Secondary: Gold Run
Secondary: Berry
Secondary: Berry and Hamil Company
Secondary: Gold King Hydraulic Mining Co.

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver
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: Gold King Placers
Percent: 100.0
Info Year: 1975

Production

Year: 1948
Description: 13 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1948
Description: 5,000 Yards Processed. 65 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1947
Description: 7 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1947
Description: 3,200 Yards Processed. 34 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1942
Description: 20 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1942
Description: 106 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1929
Description: 11 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1929
Description: 144 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1925
Description: 58 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1924
Description: 1,200 Yards Processed. 31 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1923
Description: 4,000 Yards Processed. 96 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1932
Description: 35 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1932
Description: 190 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1930
Description: 40,000 Yards Processed. 222 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1934
Description: 43 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1934
Description: 22,222 Yards Processed. 226 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1941
Description: 34 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1941
Description: 177 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1935
Description: 243 Troy Ounces Gold

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Placer
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1923
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 D002633 SCHEELITE IS RARE ON GOLD KING CREEK. PRODUCTION ON GOLD KING CREEK (USBM FILES) PRIOR TO 1948: 2,305 OZ AU, 369 OZ AG.

References

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 058-206

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 058-479

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 058-497

Reference (Deposit): B314o p. 212

Reference (Deposit): B442a p. 44

Reference (Deposit): B480l pp. 225-228

Reference (Deposit): P70 p. 174

Reference (Deposit): B501 pp. 44, 49-51

Reference (Deposit): B662n pp. 400-401

Reference (Deposit): B755c p. 138

Reference (Deposit): B813a p. 35

Reference (Deposit): B824a p. 40

Reference (Deposit): B836a p. 41

Reference (Deposit): B836f p. 345

Reference (Deposit): B844A p. 41

Reference (Deposit): B857A p. 38

Reference (Deposit): B864A p. 42

Reference (Deposit): B868A p. 44

Reference (Deposit): B880A p. 46

Reference (Deposit): B933A p. 49

Reference (Deposit): TDM1 p. 39

Reference (Deposit): P610 p. 24

Reference (Deposit): MF410

Reference (Deposit): OF508 p. 62

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