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Clara Creek

The Clara Creek is a pge mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 328 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

Name: Clara Creek

State:  Alaska

County:  na

Elevation: 328 Feet (100 Meters)

Commodity: PGE

Lat, Long: 58.9619, -161.71110

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Clara Creek MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Clara Creek
Secondary: Clara Creek Mining Company
Secondary: Haraldsen and Wicklund
Secondary: Sampson and Garthe
Secondary: Oddie Halson
Secondary: Thorson and Olson
Secondary: Gus Berness
Secondary: Moeck and Wolter

Commodity

Primary: PGE
Tertiary: Chromium
Tertiary: Gold

Location

State: Alaska

Land Status

Land ownership: Unknown
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: 1937
Description: Pgm Production 600 Ounces
 Year: 1936
Description: Pgm Production 1900 Ounces
 Year: 1931
Description: Pgm Production 410 Ounces
 Year: 1930
Description: Pgm Production 385 Ounces
 Year: 1929
Description: Pgm Production 224 Ounces
 Year: 1928
Description: Pgm Production 71 Ounces

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Placer
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1928
Discovery Year: 1928
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 M045374 USGS CRIB M045374 Mining occurred by dragline and sluicebox operation from 1936 - 1940

Comment (Ownership): Previous owners: Charles Thorsen, 1928 Clara Creek Mining Co. 1936

References

Reference (Deposit): BMOF1-88 pp. 6-8,16-19,21-22,28-29,70-72,186-187

Reference (Deposit): B844A p. 66

Reference (Deposit): B857A p. 62

Reference (Deposit): B864A p. 67

Reference (Deposit): B868A p. 70

Reference (Deposit): B880A p. 73

Reference (Deposit): B897A p. 83

Reference (Deposit): B917A pp. 82-83

Reference (Deposit): B910B pp. 128-131

Reference (Deposit): B918 pp. 57-59, 67-70

Reference (Deposit): B926A pp. 76-77

Reference (Deposit): B933A pp. 73-74

Reference (Deposit): B836a p. 68

Reference (Deposit): P630 pp. 77, 85-86

Reference (Deposit): MF362

Reference (Deposit): OF508 p. 29

Reference (Deposit): B1374 pp. 49-50

Reference (Deposit): P938 pp. 4, 23, 26-27

Reference (Deposit): OF77-168B p. 24, No. 8

Reference (Deposit): OF77-168D p. 50, No. 6

Reference (Deposit): OF80-909 p. 16

Reference (Deposit): AMR 81-82

Reference (Deposit): OF82-719 p. 9, No. 206

Reference (Deposit): IR JCR 390701 pp. 10-11

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 123-001

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 123-003

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 123-006

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 123-007

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 123-010

Reference (Deposit): MR123-4 pp. 12-16

Reference (Deposit): MR101-3 pp. 8-11

Reference (Deposit): IR JCR 370706 pp. 1-2,4

Reference (Reserve-Resource): BMOF1-88 p. 71

Reference (Deposit): B622

Reference (Deposit): B813a pp. 37-38, 60

Reference (Deposit): B824a p. 66

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