Rock Creek

The Rock Creek is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 249 feet.

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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: Rock Creek
Secondary: Sophie Gulch

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Tungsten

Location

State: Alaska

Land Status

Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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
Type: Patented

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Not available

Production

Year: 1958
Description: 1,750 Yards Processed. 121 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1950
Description: 5 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1950
Description: 66 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1936
Description: 8 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1935
Description: 8 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1934
Description: 4 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1923
Description: 400 Yards Processed. 48 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1922
Description: 2,000 Yards Processed. 41 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1921
Description: 300 Yards Processed. 38 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1920
Description: 1,116 Yards Processed. 64 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1963
Description: 64 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1963
Description: 8,000 Yards Processed. 562 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1962
Description: 65 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1962
Description: 8,430 Yards Processed. 564 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1961
Description: 40 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1961
Description: 1,250 Yards Processed. 343 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1960
Description: 38 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1960
Description: 4,020 Yards Processed. 319 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1958
Description: 14 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1916
Description: 320 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1964
Description: 56 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1964
Description: 6,800 Yards Processed. 481 Troy Ounces Gold

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Placer
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1916
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

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Comments

Comment (Deposit): PATENTED CLAIM AS M.S. 332 (PAT. NO. 74631) USGS CRIB D002590

References

Reference (Deposit): B773a p. 31

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 052-132

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 052-196

Reference (Deposit): SP4 p. 25

Reference (Deposit): B263 p. 53

Reference (Deposit): B783a p. 16

Reference (Deposit): OF17 pp. 5-6

Reference (Deposit): TDM5R p. 42

Reference (Deposit): RI4174 pp. 32-33

Reference (Deposit): MF247

Reference (Deposit): B1246 p. 124

Reference (Deposit): MF463

Reference (Deposit): OF508 p. 50

Reference (Deposit): B284n p. 135

Reference (Deposit): B328 pp. 195-196

Reference (Deposit): B533 pp. 75-76, 86

Reference (Deposit): B662q pp. 455, 457

Reference (Deposit): B712h p. 188

Reference (Deposit): B722f pp. 244, 246-247

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