Fish Creek

The Fish Creek is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 1,099 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: Fish Creek
Secondary: Pearl Creek
Secondary: Solo Creek
Secondary: Monopoly Gulch
Secondary: Wilson Gulch
Secondary: Tanana Valley Gold Dredging Co.
Secondary: Slippery Creek
Secondary: Lucky Seven

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Tin

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

Owner Name: Lavalley, William And Theresa
Company ID: 5001334
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1977

Owner Name: Glenn R. Wagner
Company ID: 5001334
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1977

Owner Name: U. V. Industries
Company ID: 5001334
Home Office: New York
Info Year: 1977

Owner Name: Mike Stepovich, Jr.
Company ID: 5001334
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1977

Owner Name: Louis Paun
Company ID: 5001334

Owner Name: Miller- J. R. And Luitgard
Company ID: 5001334
Info Year: 1977

Owner Name: Lester Dodson
Company ID: 5001334
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1977

Owner Name: Walter E. Roman
Company ID: 5001334
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1979

Owner Name: Lucky Seven Mining Co., Walter Roman, Owner
Company ID: 5001334
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1982

Production

Year: 1917
Description: 10 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1915
Description: 222 Yards Processed. 8 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1923
Description: 1,000 Yards Processed. 59 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1922
Description: 1,245 Yards Processed. 111 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1921
Description: 600 Yards Processed. 62 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1917
Description: 1 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1961
Description: 234 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1961
Description: 58,000 Yards Processed. 2222 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1960
Description: 127 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1960
Description: 40,200 Yards Processed. 1696 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1959
Description: 73 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1959
Description: 38,200 Yards Processed. 925 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1947
Description: 73 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1947
Description: 125,000 Yards Processed. 726 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1942
Description: 219 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1941
Description: 96 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1930
Description: 2716 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1928
Description: 196 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1928
Description: 103,215 Yards Processed. 321321 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1926
Description: 25,000 Yards Processed. 653 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1925
Description: 113 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1924
Description: 48 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1941
Description: 1316 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1932
Description: 23 Troy Ounces Gold

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Placer
Mining Method: Unknown
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): MSHA MID 5000294 USGS CRIB D002663 M.S. 1698 ISSUED MAY 1940 (PAT # 1108105). M.S. 2024 ISSUED FEB. 1943 (PAT # 1116321). PRODUCTION PRIOR TO 1961: 25,556 OZ AU, 2766 OZ AG (USBM AFOC FILES). USGS C335 MENTIONS LODE BISMUTH PROSPECT ON FISH CREEK. WALTER ROMAN IS OPERATOR FOR DODSON ON PEARL AND FISH CR.

Comment (Ownership): OPERATOR ADDRESS: LUCKY SEVEN MINING CO., WALTER ROMAN P.O. BOX 141 FAIRBANKS, ALASKA 99707 TELE: (907) 452-6702 OWNER ADDRESS: ALASKA GOLD COMPANY 612 ILLINOIS ST. FAIRBANKS, ALASKA 99707 TELE: (907) 456-4061

References

Reference (Deposit): SR38 p. 25

Reference (Deposit): AK MINE LICENSE-1985 No. 318

Reference (Deposit): SR39 p. 25

Reference (Deposit): C331 pp. 6-7

Reference (Deposit): C335 pp. 1, 3

Reference (Deposit): B1024I pp. 188, 211

Reference (Deposit): MF413

Reference (Deposit): BMOF98-76 p. 50

Reference (Deposit): B797a pp. 20, 30

Reference (Deposit): B810a pp. 25, 40

Reference (Deposit): B813a pp. 28, 47

Reference (Deposit): B824a pp. 32-33, 52

Reference (Deposit): B836a pp. 32-33, 54

Reference (Deposit): B844A p. 33

Reference (Deposit): B864A p. 56

Reference (Deposit): B868A p. 54

Reference (Deposit): B480j p. 159

Reference (Deposit): B520n p. 243

Reference (Deposit): B525a pp. 102-103, 112-113

Reference (Deposit): B542j p. 208

Reference (Deposit): B592d p. 68

Reference (Deposit): B622l p. 233

Reference (Deposit): BMB142 p. 23

Reference (Deposit): BMB153 p. 51

Reference (Deposit): B880A p. 61

Reference (Deposit): B897A p. 46

Reference (Deposit): B910A pp. 46, 48

Reference (Deposit): B917A pp. 43-45

Reference (Deposit): B926A pp. 40-41

Reference (Deposit): B933A pp. 38-39

Reference (Deposit): TDM1 pp. 11, 32

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 049-033

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 049-078

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 049-080

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 049-083

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 049-283

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 049-334

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 049-335

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 049-337

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 049-350

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 049-412

Reference (Deposit): B379k p. 191

Reference (Deposit): B442n p. 233

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