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
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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