The Ganes Creek is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 751 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
Elevation: 751 Feet (229 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 63.0008, -156.50000
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Ganes Creek MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Ganes Creek
Secondary: Chicago Fraction
Secondary: Spot Fraction
Secondary: Spot Assn.
Secondary: Spotted Fraction
Secondary: Spotted Assn.
Secondary: Damsite Assn.
Secondary: Hindenberg Claim
Secondary: Lookout Claim M-L
Secondary: Boundless Claim M-L
Secondary: Man of War
Secondary: Disc. On Niggerhead Bench
Secondary: 2nd Tier Bench On Niggerhead Bench
Secondary: 1-2 Below 2nd Tier Bench
Secondary: Snowstorm
Secondary: Moonlight
Secondary: Lucky Strike
Secondary: Bogarus
Secondary: Mosquito
Secondary: Simon Placer
Secondary: Oro Placer
Secondary: Denero Placer
Secondary: Amy Placer
Secondary: Coffee Bench
Secondary: Nos. 4-5 Below Disc. Assn.
Commodity
Primary: Gold
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
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Doug Clark
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1993
Years: 1993 -
Owner Name: Magnuson Mining Co.
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1993
Production
Year: 1965
Description: 2 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1969
Description: 83 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1969
Description: 31,213 Yards Processed. 637 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1968
Description: 800 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1926
Description: 278,522 Yards Processed. 5173 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1925
Description: 326 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1925
Description: 107,200 Yards Processed. 1702 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1924
Description: 496 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1924
Description: 22,500 Yards Processed. 4735 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1923
Description: 191 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1923
Description: 60,500 Yards Processed. 1840 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1922
Description: 2,611 Yards Processed. 115 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1921
Description: 7,500 Yards Processed. 435 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1920
Description: 14,112 Yards Processed. 53 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1919
Description: 577 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1919
Description: 22,428 Yards Processed. 5878 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1918
Description: 68 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1918
Description: 371 Yards Processed. 647 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1917
Description: 85 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1917
Description: 5,517 Yards Processed. 805 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1916
Description: 4,270 Yards Processed. 224 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1915
Description: 17,289 Yards Processed. 464 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1931
Description: 1515 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1928
Description: 184 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1928
Description: 65,000 Yards Processed. 879 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1927
Description: 3499 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1965
Description: 552 Yards Processed. 12 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1964
Description: 45 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1964
Description: 19,376 Yards Processed. 327 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1963
Description: 62 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1963
Description: 26,804 Yards Processed. 467 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1962
Description: 21 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1962
Description: 167 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1961
Description: 25 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1961
Description: 8,924 Yards Processed. 197 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1960
Description: 5 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1960
Description: 50 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1959
Description: 33 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1959
Description: 288 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1958
Description: 42 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1958
Description: 91,300 Yards Processed. 379 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1957
Description: 34,450 Yards Processed. 223 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1953
Description: 261 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1953
Description: 315,321 Yards Processed. 1818 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1951
Description: 391 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1950
Description: 316,466 Yards Processed. 6283 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1947
Description: 49 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1947
Description: 346 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1946
Description: 105 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1946
Description: 724 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1945
Description: 2 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1945
Description: 15 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1942
Description: 436 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1942
Description: 2706 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1956
Description: 125 Yards Processed. 6 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1954
Description: 12 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1954
Description: 370,000 Yards Processed. 2452 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1951
Description: 297,000 Yards Processed. 2662 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1950
Description: 981 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1941
Description: 410 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1941
Description: 3180 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1937
Description: 485 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1937
Description: 60,000 Yards Processed. 4197 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1936
Description: 370 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1936
Description: 210,000 Yards Processed. 2628 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1935
Description: 949 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1934
Description: 195 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1934
Description: 150,500 Yards Processed. 3923 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1957
Description: 28 Troy Ounces Silver
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Placer
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1915
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
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (General): Doug Causey - combined data from duplicate record DEP_ID 10101006
Comment (Deposit): See Ganes Creek, Iditarod Quadrangles
Comment (Location): USGS MF-367, LOC. 22, 23. LAT 63 DEGREES TO MOUTH OF GANES CREEK LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).
References
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 064-005
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 064-017
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 064-025
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 064-027
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 064-039
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 064-040
Reference (Deposit): B345c p. 48
Reference (Deposit): B379o pp. 238-239, 258-263, 265-266
Reference (Deposit): B410 pp. 21-23, 64, 67-72, 74
Reference (Deposit): B442a p. 45
Reference (Deposit): B480m pp. 236, 246-247
Reference (Deposit): B520c p. 40
Reference (Deposit): B542m pp. 296-299
Reference (Deposit): B578 pp. 35, 37-38, 40
Reference (Deposit): B592d p. 70
Reference (Deposit): B622c p. 62
Reference (Deposit): B642c p. 65
Reference (Deposit): B642l pp. 249-251, 265
Reference (Deposit): BMB142 p. 25
Reference (Deposit): BMB153 p. 54
Reference (Deposit): B662b p. 58
Reference (Deposit): B692b p. 38
Reference (Deposit): B714b p. 92
Reference (Deposit): B722a p. 55
Reference (Deposit): MR195-6 p. 47
Reference (Deposit): B739a p. 39
Reference (Deposit): B754 pp. 105-106
Reference (Deposit): B755a pp. 43-44
Reference (Deposit): B773a p. 27
Reference (Deposit): OF76-576 pp. 71-72
Reference (Deposit): AMR 81-82
Reference (Deposit): BUNDTZEN, T.K., R.C. SWAINBANK, A.H. CLOUGH, M.W. HENNING, AND E.W. HANSEN. ALASKA'S MINERAL INDUSTRY 1993. AK DIV.GEOL. AND GEOPHYS. SURV. SPEC. REP. 48, 1994, P. 33.
Reference (Deposit): IR JCR 400819 p. 7
Reference (Deposit): B926A pp. 45, 71
Reference (Deposit): B933A pp. 41, 68
Reference (Deposit): MR194-13 p. 3
Reference (Deposit): PE64-1
Reference (Deposit): IR RHS 6005 pp. 1-3
Reference (Deposit): P610 p. 28
Reference (Deposit): USGS MF-367 (A-1), LOC. 22, 23
Reference (Deposit): OF508 pp. 81-82
Reference (Deposit): B864C pp. 184-188
Reference (Deposit): B868A pp. 38, 59
Reference (Deposit): B880A pp. 41, 61
Reference (Deposit): IR JCR 370901 p. 3
Reference (Deposit): B897A pp. 50, 71
Reference (Deposit): IR JCR 380901 p. 3
Reference (Deposit): B910A pp. 51, 76
Reference (Deposit): B917A pp. 49, 75
Reference (Deposit): IR JCR 390810 p. 6
Reference (Deposit): B783a p. 18
Reference (Deposit): MR56-1 p. 2
Reference (Deposit): MR64-1 pp. 11-13
Reference (Deposit): B792a p. 25
Reference (Deposit): B797a pp. 20, 30
Reference (Deposit): B810a pp. 26, 40
Reference (Deposit): B813a pp. 30-31
Reference (Deposit): B824a pp. 35, 52
Reference (Deposit): B836a pp. 35, 54
Reference (Deposit): B844A pp. 35, 54
Reference (Deposit): B857A pp. 37, 57
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