The Caribou Creek is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 1,601 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: 1,601 Feet (488 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 63.6097, -150.85360
Map: View on Google Maps
Caribou Creek MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Caribou Creek
Secondary: Discovery 1-3
Secondary: Caribou Howtay 1-24 Assoc.
Secondary: Lee Bench Howtay 1-6 Assoc.
Secondary: Last Chance 1-5
Secondary: Last Chance Fork 1-3
Secondary: Howtay Association 1a & 2a
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Antimony
Tertiary: Tungsten
Location
State: Alaska
Land Status
Land ownership: Federal
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
Owner Name: Howard, A.
Info Year: 1981
Owner Name: Taylor, Arley
Info Year: 1981
Production
Year: 1946
Description: 1103 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1946
Description: 145,340 Yards Processed. 2327 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1945
Description: 2 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1942
Description: 3285 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1941
Description: 1010 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1941
Description: 2115 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1935
Description: 1 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1933
Description: 488 Yards Processed. 4 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1924
Description: 241 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1922
Description: 14,000 Yards Processed. 338 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1947
Description: 445 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1947
Description: 73,203 Yards Processed. 933 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1951
Description: 25 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1951
Description: 5,000 Yards Processed. 50 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
Comment (Deposit): USGS CRIB D002631
References
Reference (Deposit): P70 pp. 178-180
Reference (Deposit): B649 p. 42
Reference (Deposit): B662k pp. 309-310
Reference (Deposit): BMOF214-84 pp. 40,52
Reference (Deposit): BMOF1-86 pp. 5,9,25,30,42-43
Reference (Deposit): B933A p. 49
Reference (Deposit): B1108A p. 27, 29
Reference (Deposit): MF366
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 066-014
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 066-055
Reference (Deposit): B687 pp. 92-93
Reference (Deposit): B739a p. 37
Reference (Deposit): B755a pp. 41-42
Reference (Deposit): B755c pp. 141-142
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 066-096
Reference (Deposit): B314b p. 30
Reference (Deposit): B314o pp. 218-219
Reference (Deposit): B797a p. 23
Reference (Deposit): B864A p. 43
Reference (Deposit): B880A p. 46
Reference (Deposit): B910A p. 58
Reference (Deposit): B917A p. 57
Reference (Deposit): B926A pp. 51-52
Reference (Deposit): OF508 p. 85
Reference (Deposit): B1374
Reference (Deposit): OF77-169A
Reference (Deposit): MTA 82 No. E-3
Reference (Deposit): SR38 p. 26
Reference (Deposit): BMOF129-84 pp. 91-97
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