The Davis Creek is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 2,769 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: 2,769 Feet (844 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 64.0608, -141.04440
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Davis Creek MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Davis Creek
Commodity
Primary: Gold
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
Not available
Production
Year: 1947
Description: 38 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1947
Description: 297 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1946
Description: 21 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1946
Description: 141 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1945
Description: 5 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1945
Description: 38 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1943
Description: 3 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1943
Description: 20 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1942
Description: 6 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1942
Description: 42 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1935
Description: 26 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1933
Description: 7 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1923
Description: 296 Yards Processed. 161 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1921
Description: 400 Yards Processed. 48 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1933
Description: 850 Yards Processed. 49 Troy Ounces Gold
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Placer
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1921
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 (Reference): FOR BIB. SEE CANYON CREEK.
References
Reference (Deposit): GEOL. SURV. BULL. 592, 1914, P. 361.
Reference (Deposit): SMITH, P.S. MINERAL INDUSTRY OF ALASKA IN 1933. U.S. GEOL.
Reference (Deposit): SURV. BULL. 857-A, 1934, PP. 37-38.
Reference (Deposit): SMITH, P.S. MINERAL INDUSTRY OF ALASKA IN 1934. U.S. GEOL.
Reference (Deposit): SURV. BULL. 864-A, 1934, P. 41.
Reference (Deposit): SMITH, P.S. MINERAL INDUSTRY OF ALASKA IN 1935. U.S. GEOL.
Reference (Deposit): SURV. BULL. 868-A, 1936, PP. 41-42.
Reference (Deposit): BUNDTZEN, T.K., R.C. SWAINBANK, J.R. DEAGEN, AND J.L. MOORE.
Reference (Deposit): ALASKA'S MINERAL INDUSTRY, 1989. AK. DIV. GEOL. AND GEOPHYS
Reference (Deposit): SURV. SPEC. REP. NO. 44, 1990, P. 34.
Reference (Deposit): BURLEIGH, R.E., AND K.G. LEAR. COMPILATION OF DATA FOR
Reference (Deposit): PHASE 1 OF THE MINERAL RESOURCE EVALUATION OF THE BUREAU OF
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 060-031
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 060-185
Reference (Deposit): POWERS, J.B. BRIEF HISTORY OF THE FORTYMILE MINING DISTRICT
Reference (Deposit): LAND MANAGEMENT BLACK RIVER AND FORTYMILE RIVER SUBUNITS.
Reference (Deposit): BUMINES OFR 48-94, 1994, 116 PP.
Reference (Deposit): TO 1935. AK. TERR. DEPT. OF MINES MINER. REP. MR 60-2, 1935
Reference (Deposit): 19 PP.
Reference (Deposit): PRINDLE, L.M. THE FORTYMILE QUADRANGLE, YUKON-TANANA REGION
Reference (Deposit): ALASKA. U.S. GEOL. SURV. BULL. 375, 1909, 51 PP.
Reference (Deposit): MERTIE, J.B. JR. GOLD PLACERS OF THE FORTYMILE, EAGLE, AND
Reference (Deposit): CIRCLE DISTRICTYS, ALASKA. U.S. GEOL. SURV. BULL. 897-C,
Reference (Deposit): 1938, PP. 133-261.
Reference (Deposit): ELLSWORTH, C.E., AND G.L. PARKER. PLACER MINING IN THE
Reference (Deposit): YUKON-TANANA REGION. U.S. GEOL. SURV. BULL. 480, 1911,
Reference (Deposit): PP. 153-172.
Reference (Deposit): ELLSWORTH, C.E., AND R.W. DAVENPORT. PLACER MINING IN THE
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 060-020
Reference (Deposit): YUKON-TANANA REGION. U.S. GEOL. SURV. BULL. 542, 1913,
Reference (Deposit): PP. 203-222.
Reference (Deposit): PORTER, E.A. MINERAL RESOURCES OF ALASKA. U.S. GEOL. SURV.
Reference (Deposit): BULL. 520, 1912, PP. 211-241.
Reference (Deposit): CHAPIN, T. PLACER MINING IN THE YUKON-TANANA REGION. U.S.
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