Big Moose Creek

The Big Moose Creek is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 1,749 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: Big Moose Creek
Secondary: Keys
Secondary: Joe's Assn.
Secondary: Holmes Assn.
Secondary: Ferry 1&2
Secondary: Alaska Petroleum
Secondary: Pam
Secondary: Maxine
Secondary: Cora Tee
Secondary: Moose Creek
Secondary: Triple X Placers
Secondary: Duck Flat
Secondary: Jerry
Secondary: Terry
Secondary: Dredge Bench

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Platinum
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Tin
Tertiary: Tungsten
Tertiary: Mercury

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
Type: Patented

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Owner Name: Old Yeller Mining - Ralph Simonson
Percent: 42.00
Info Year: 1985

Owner Name: Thomas E. Faa
Percent: 58.00
Home Office: Canada
Info Year: 1985

Production

Year: 1922
Description: 500 Yards Processed. 58 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1919
Description: 16 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1919
Description: 3,400 Yards Processed. 106 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1918
Description: 22 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1918
Description: 333 Yards Processed. 141 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1917
Description: 21 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1917
Description: 2,593 Yards Processed. 136 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1921
Description: 13,000 Yards Processed. 74 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1920
Description: 3,667 Yards Processed. 70 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1931
Description: 2,000 Yards Processed. 57 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1946
Description: 6 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1946
Description: 38 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1945
Description: 6 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1945
Description: 34 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1936
Description: 25 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1935
Description: 49 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1934
Description: 152 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1934
Description: 1,111 Yards Processed. 16 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1932
Description: 41 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1930
Description: 37 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1928
Description: 32 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1927
Description: 31 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1926
Description: 24 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1925
Description: 25 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1924
Description: 3,600 Yards Processed. 71 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1923
Description: 525 Yards Processed. 154 Troy Ounces Gold

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Placer
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N

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): USGS CRIB A001142. USGS CRIB D002630 1975 PROD.: 500 OZ RAW AU FROM 27,600 C.Y. GRAVEL (23 DAY WORKING SEASON). NO RESERVE ESTIMATE DUE TO LACK OF DRILLING DATA (MIRL ONSITE EXAMINATION OF DUCK FLAT OPERATION). PROD. FROM MOOSE CR. 1906-1946: 8850 OZ AU, 1815 OZ AG (USBM FILES). PAT #1231410 ISSUED 1963 ON TEN DUCK FLAT CLAIMS. MAPLE LEAF GOLD INC. ACQUIRED V. HITT PROPERTY ON MOOSE CR. IN 1976. PROPERTY INCLUDED 8 PATD CLAIMS AND 6 UNPATENTED CLAIMS(WESTERN MINING NEWS-JUNE76).

References

Reference (Deposit): B813a p. 35

Reference (Deposit): B824a p. 40

Reference (Deposit): B844A p. 41

Reference (Deposit): B857A p. 38

Reference (Deposit): B864A p. 42

Reference (Deposit): B868A p. 44

Reference (Deposit): B880A p. 46

Reference (Deposit): B897A p. 56

Reference (Deposit): B910A p. 55

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 058-044

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 058-074

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 058-076

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 058-079

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 058-173

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 058-330

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 058-331

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 058-365

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 058-404

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 058-496

Reference (Deposit): B480l pp. 221-222

Reference (Deposit): B501 p. 44

Reference (Deposit): B520c p. 38

Reference (Deposit): B662m pp. 351, 355, 360

Reference (Deposit): B662n pp. 365-368

Reference (Deposit): B712a p. 44

Reference (Deposit): B722a p. 51

Reference (Deposit): B739a p. 35

Reference (Deposit): B755c p. 138

Reference (Deposit): B917A p. 54

Reference (Deposit): B926A pp. 50-51

Reference (Deposit): B933A p. 47

Reference (Deposit): TDM1 pp. 20, 27, 34, 39

Reference (Deposit): IC8252 p. 55

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 058-016

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 058-017

Reference (Deposit): AND E.W. HANSEN. ALASKA'S MINERAL INDUSTRY 1993. AK DIV.

Reference (Deposit): GEOL. AND GEOPHYS. SURV. SPEC. REP. 48, 1994, P. 30.

Reference (Deposit): MF410

Reference (Deposit): OF508 p. 62

Reference (Deposit): W MNG NEWS 760611 p. 1

Reference (Deposit): SR38 p. 25

Reference (Deposit): AK MINE LICENSE-1985 No. 404, 477

Reference (Deposit): SR39 p. 25

Reference (Deposit): BUNDTZEN, T.K., R.C. SWAINBANK, A.H. CLOUGH, M.W. HENNING,

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