Blank Creek

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

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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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