The Fox Creek is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 1,401 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
Elevation: 1,401 Feet (427 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 64.9439, -141.55830
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Fox Creek MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Fox Creek
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Tin
Location
State: Alaska
Land Status
Land ownership: Federal
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: Christine Bledsoe
Percent: 100.0
Info Year: 1976
Production
Year: 1935
Description: 4 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1934
Description: 7 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1934
Description: 1,400 Yards Processed. 38 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1929
Description: Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1926
Description: 5 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1924
Description: 120 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1923
Description: 1 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1923
Description: 200 Yards Processed. 16 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1948
Description: 3 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1948
Description: 2,000 Yards Processed. 26 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1947
Description: 1,863 Yards Processed. 4 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1945
Description: 4 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1936
Description: 48 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 (Production): PRODUCTION PRIOR TO 1949: 146 OZ AU, 6 OZ AG (USBM AFOC FILES).
References
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 060-100
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 060-217
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 060-283
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 060-315
Reference (Deposit): B520l p. 218
Reference (Deposit): B542j p. 219
Reference (Deposit): B622c p. 64
Reference (Deposit): B642c p. 63
Reference (Deposit): B783a p. 14
Reference (Deposit): OF508 p. 69
Reference (Deposit): ROEHM, J.C. REPORTED PLACER OPERATIONS AND MINING ACTIVITY
Reference (Deposit): IN THE EAGLE PRECINCT, ALASKA. AK. TERR. DEPT OF MINES
Reference (Deposit): INVEST. REP. IR 60-2, 1949, 2 PP.
Reference (Deposit): SMITH, P.S. FINENESS OF GOLD FROM ALASKAN PLACERS. U.S.
Reference (Deposit): B797a p. 23
Reference (Deposit): B824a p. 39
Reference (Deposit): B868A p. 44
Reference (Deposit): B897A p. 55
Reference (Deposit): GEOL. SURV. BULL. 910-C, 1941, PP. 198-201.
Reference (Deposit): BURLIEGH, R.E., AND K.G. LEAR. COMPILATION OF DATA FOR
Reference (Deposit): PHASE 1 OF THE MINERAL RESOURCE EVALUATION OF THE BUREAU OF
Reference (Deposit): LAND MANAGEMENT BLACK RIVER AND FORTYMILE RIVER SUBUNITS.
Reference (Deposit): BUMINES OFR 48-94, 1994, 116 PP.
Reference (Deposit): B897C pp. 191, 198-199
Reference (Deposit): B917A p. 56
Reference (Deposit): B926A p. 54
Reference (Deposit): B917D pp. 246-250, 254
Reference (Deposit): TDM1 p. 32
Reference (Deposit): B1315 pp. 10-11
Reference (Deposit): MF393
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