Bedrock Creek

The Bedrock Creek is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 840 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: Bedrock Creek
Secondary: Upper Bedrock Creek
Secondary: 2-6 Above Disc.
Secondary: 2-5 Above Disc, Right Bench
Secondary: Discovery Left Bench
Secondary: 4 Above Disc. On Left Bench
Secondary: 1 Below Disc.
Secondary: 3 Below Disc. Right Bench
Secondary: Bedrock Gulch
Secondary: Nos. 1-4 Below On Bedrock
Secondary: 1 Above Disc.
Secondary: 1-3 Below On Left Bench
Secondary: Disc. On Bedrock Creek

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

Not available

Production

Year: 1946
Description: 1 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1946
Description: 7 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1941
Description: Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1935
Description: Production Reported 15 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1957
Description: 15 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1957
Description: 5,180 Yards Processed. 78 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1956
Description: 32 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1956
Description: 3,700 Yards Processed. 171 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1955
Description: 84 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1955
Description: 7,000 Yards Processed. 438 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1954
Description: 40 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1954
Description: 208 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1953
Description: 16 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1953
Description: 5,556 Yards Processed. 84 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1952
Description: 10 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1952
Description: 56 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1958
Description: 42 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1958
Description: 13,333 Yards Processed. 223 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1962
Description: 35 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1962
Description: 7,407 Yards Processed. 183 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1961
Description: 41 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1961
Description: 5,333 Yards Processed. 216 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1960
Description: 37 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1960
Description: 6,000 Yards Processed. 199 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1959
Description: 37 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1959
Description: 8,000 Yards Processed. 198 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1965
Description: 36 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1965
Description: 6,481 Yards Processed. 189 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1964
Description: 23 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1964
Description: 4,815 Yards Processed. 122 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1963
Description: 50 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1963
Description: 1,111 Yards Processed. 307 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

Not available

References

Reference (Deposit): B880A p. 42

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 064-019B

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 064-060

Reference (Deposit): MF367

Reference (Deposit): OF76-576 p. 61

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