Lower Prince Creek

The Lower Prince Creek is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 361 feet.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Lower Prince Creek

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Mercury

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: 1953
Description: 9,000 Yards Processed. 183 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1952
Description: 22 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1952
Description: 147 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1951
Description: 19 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1951
Description: 6,222 Yards Processed. 130 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1950
Description: 52 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1950
Description: 30,000 Yards Processed. 298 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1949
Description: 14 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1949
Description: 3,000 Yards Processed. 96 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1959
Description: 37,777 Yards Processed. 1288 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1958
Description: 131 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1958
Description: 29,429 Yards Processed. 971 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1957
Description: 115 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1957
Description: 40,370 Yards Processed. 827 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1956
Description: 44 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1956
Description: 18,300 Yards Processed. 310 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1955
Description: 43 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1955
Description: 10,370 Yards Processed. 296 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1954
Description: 42 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1954
Description: 6,000 Yards Processed. 285 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1953
Description: 26 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1963
Description: 334 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1963
Description: 52,888 Yards Processed. 2514 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1962
Description: 223 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1962
Description: 45,629 Yards Processed. 1668 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1961
Description: 204 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1961
Description: 35,500 Yards Processed. 1518 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1960
Description: 222 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1960
Description: 45,629 Yards Processed. 1644 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1959
Description: 173 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1969
Description: 101 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1969
Description: 22,011 Yards Processed. 759 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1968
Description: 172 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1968
Description: 37,526 Yards Processed. 1294 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1966
Description: 140 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1966
Description: 30,111 Yards Processed. 1036 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1965
Description: 216 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1965
Description: 38,190 Yards Processed. 1640 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1964
Description: 351 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1964
Description: 55,000 Yards Processed. 2669 Troy Ounces Gold

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Placer
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1949
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N

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 A001399

Comment (Reference): MALONEY, 1967, P. 6 (SIT-R 15)

References

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 073-003A

Reference (Deposit): B864C p. 216

Reference (Deposit): B910A p. 50

Reference (Deposit): RI5991 pp. 5, 8, 18, 22

Reference (Deposit): MF363

Reference (Deposit): OF76-576 p. 48

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