The Blank Creek is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 161 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: 161 Feet (49 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 65.8133, -162.05780
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Blank Creek MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Blank Creek
Secondary: Candle Creek
Secondary: Bear Cub 1&2
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Silver
Location
State: Alaska
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Type: Private Lease
Type: Located Claim
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Year: 1964
Description: 5 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1964
Description: 2,200 Yards Processed. 44 Troy Ounces Gold
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Placer
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1964
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
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): PROD. TIL 1966: 222,531 OZ AU., 28,871 OZ AG. (USBM FILES) MOST PRODUCTION IN CANDLE QUAD. AREA HAS BEEN DREDGED. BEDROCK IS MAINLY PALEOZOIC SCHIST AND LST CUT BY MANY QUARTZ VEINS AND GRANITIC DIKES. CONC. CONTAINS MAGNETITE, HEMATITE, ILMENITE, LIMONITE, ZIRCON, GARNET, SPHENE, PYRITE, GALENA, ARSENOPYRITE, ANDCKALCOPYRITE. REFERENCE POINT AT CONFLUENCE OF BLANK AND CANDLE CREEKS.
References
Reference (Deposit): B247 pp. 60-63
Reference (Deposit): B284n p. 140
Reference (Deposit): B314b p. 35
Reference (Deposit): B379r pp. 355, 364, 368
Reference (Deposit): B442s pp. 369-370
Reference (Deposit): B622r p. 371
Reference (Deposit): BMB142 p. 28
Reference (Deposit): B662q pp. 451-452, 454-455
Reference (Deposit): B692y pp. 380, 382-383, 385, 387
Reference (Deposit): B712h pp. 187-188
Reference (Deposit): B714k pp. 232-233
Reference (Deposit): B722a p. 62
Reference (Deposit): B773a p. 27
Reference (Deposit): B783a p. 17
Reference (Deposit): B792a pp. 22, 24
Reference (Deposit): B797a p. 36
Reference (Deposit): B810a pp. 39-40
Reference (Deposit): B813a pp. 40, 47
Reference (Deposit): B824a pp. 45, 53
Reference (Deposit): B844A pp. 46-47
Reference (Deposit): B864A pp. 49, 57
Reference (Deposit): B868A pp. 50, 59
Reference (Deposit): B880A pp. 53-54, 61
Reference (Deposit): B897A pp. 61-62
Reference (Deposit): B910A pp. 66-67, 76-77
Reference (Deposit): B926A p. 62
Reference (Deposit): B933A pp. 58-59
Reference (Deposit): P610 p. 17
Reference (Deposit): MF417
Reference (Deposit): OF508 pp. 40-41
Reference (Deposit): B1374 pp. 69-71
Reference (Deposit): THE MAPMAKERS p. 19
Reference (Deposit): OF75-429
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 044-197
Reference (Deposit): P10 p. 51
Reference (Deposit): B225 pp. 72-78
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