Chatham Creek

The Chatham Creek is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 1,001 feet.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Chatham Creek

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver

Location

State: Alaska

Land Status

Not available

Holdings

Type: Located Claim

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Owner Name: Oscar Tweiten
Company ID: 5000161
Info Year: 1986

Production

Year: 1957
Description: 14,800 Yards Processed. 281 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1954
Description: 10,000 Yards Processed. 1015 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1953
Description: 78 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1953
Description: 441 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1952
Description: 46 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1952
Description: 25,000 Yards Processed. 261 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1936
Description: 233 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1934
Description: 109 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1934
Description: 612 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1931
Description: 110 Yards Processed. 1687 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1930
Description: 135 Yards Processed. 1889 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1928
Description: 30 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1958
Description: 134 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1958
Description: 44,000 Yards Processed. 835 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1957
Description: 48 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1956
Description: 201 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1956
Description: 1158 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1955
Description: 149 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1955
Description: 853 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1954
Description: 179 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1928
Description: 1477 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1924
Description: 8,200 Yards Processed. 342 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1923
Description: 4,000 Yards Processed. 212 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1907
Description: 1332 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1906
Description: Production Reported 1112 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1922
Description: 2,000 Yards Processed. 145 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1917
Description: 146 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1917
Description: 6,674 Yards Processed. 992 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1907
Description: 188 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1961
Description: 85 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1961
Description: 377 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1960
Description: 169 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1960
Description: 753 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1959
Description: 150 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1959
Description: 954 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): USGS CRIB D002653

Comment (Ownership): OWNER ADDRESS: OSCAR TWEITEN BOX 162 FAIRBANKS, ALASKA 99707

References

Reference (Deposit): AK MINE LICENSE-1983

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