Grubstake Creek

The Grubstake Creek is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 2,300 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: Grubstake Creek
Secondary: Paradise 1
Secondary: Ern-Gladys No. 1
Secondary: Prospect No. 1

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Mercury
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Tungsten

Location

State: Alaska

Land Status

Land ownership: State
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: G. W. Cornwall
Percent: 23.00
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1975

Owner Name: Richard G. Baker Et Al
Percent: 67.00
Info Year: 1975

Production

Year: 1922
Description: 800 Yards Processed. 145 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1921
Description: 2,833 Yards Processed. 252 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1907
Description: 12 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1907
Description: 91 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1935
Description: 50 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1925
Description: 205 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1924
Description: 1,566 Yards Processed. 70 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1949
Description: 28 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1949
Description: 157 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1948
Description: 1 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1947
Description: 63 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1947
Description: 320 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1946
Description: 2 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1946
Description: 19 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1945
Description: 4 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1945
Description: 23 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1942
Description: Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1942
Description: 3 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1941
Description: 7 Troy Ounces Gold

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Placer
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1907
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): USGS CRIB D002634 SCHEELITE AND CINNABAR ARE PRESENT IN SMALL QUANTITIES. SHEELITE IS RARE ON GRUBSTAKE CR. AND CINNABAR IS PRESENT IN SCARCE QUANTITIES. PRODUCTION PRIOR TO 1949 ON GRUBSTAKE (USBM FILES): 2,835 OZ AU, 423 OZ AG. PROD. ON GRUBSTAKE CR. PRIOR TO 1949: 2835 OZ AU, 423 OZ AG (USBM FILES).

References

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 058-034

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 058-040

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 058-041

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 058-043

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 058-090

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 058-134

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 058-303

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 058-403

Reference (Deposit): B314o pp. 210-211

Reference (Deposit): B442a p. 44

Reference (Deposit): B480l p. 225

Reference (Deposit): P70 pp. 173-174

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 058-052

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 058-057

Reference (Deposit): OF51 p. 14

Reference (Deposit): IC8252 p. 55

Reference (Deposit): MF410

Reference (Deposit): OF508 p. 62

Reference (Deposit): SR38 p. 25

Reference (Deposit): B501 pp. 44, 48

Reference (Deposit): B662n pp. 399-400

Reference (Deposit): B739a p. 35

Reference (Deposit): B813a p. 35

Reference (Deposit): B824a p. 40

Reference (Deposit): B836a p. 41

Reference (Deposit): B836f p. 345

Reference (Deposit): B880A p. 46

Reference (Deposit): B926A p. 51

Reference (Deposit): B933A pp. 48-49

Reference (Deposit): TDM1 pp. 27, 39

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