Big Four Mineral Creek

The Big Four Mineral Creek is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 4,948 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 Four Mineral Creek
Secondary: D.W. Poy
Secondary: Cook & Cameron

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Lead

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

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface-Underground
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): SMALL PRODUCTION REPORTED PRIOR TO 1925 (UNPB TDM OF 86-2). Workings include: 1. Upper adit - 61 m. of underground workings, adit is caved 13.7 m. from portal. Two 7.6 m. deep shafts. 2. Lower adit - 54.9 m. of underground workings.

References

Reference (Deposit): B910A pp. 27-28

Reference (Deposit): B926A pp. 26-27

Reference (Deposit): MF438 Locality # 22

Reference (Deposit): B1246 pp. 66, 68.

Reference (Deposit): OF79-1241 167 pp.

Reference (Deposit): MR32

Reference (Deposit): B1139 363 pp.

Reference (Deposit): MLA62-82 24 pp.

Reference (Deposit): BMOF69-73

Reference (Deposit): OF80-892B

Reference (Deposit): MLA5-84 218 pp., (Locality V-28).

Reference (Deposit): MR195-10 p. 207

Reference (Deposit): PE86-2

Reference (Deposit): B810a p. 16

Reference (Deposit): B880A pp. 23-24

Reference (Deposit): B897A p. 24

Reference (Deposit): B755a pp. 29

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 086-091

Reference (Deposit): B520h p. 124

Reference (Deposit): B592k p. 239

Reference (Deposit): B622j pp. 153, 164-165

Reference (Deposit): B642g p. 144

Reference (Deposit): BMB142 pp. 39, 52

Reference (Deposit): B662h p. 190

Reference (Deposit): B712a p. 33

Reference (Deposit): B739a p. 24

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