The Fish Creek Trib. Birch Creek is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 2,300 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 2,300 Feet (701 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 65.4333, -145.57360
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Fish Creek Trib. Birch Creek MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Fish Creek Trib. Birch Creek
Secondary: Fish Creek 1-2 Below
Secondary: Fish Creek 1-4 Above
Secondary: Little Ray
Secondary: Fish Creek Discovery
Commodity
Primary: Gold
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
Owner Name: Mike Lester
Info Year: 1979
Production
Year: 1969
Description: 3,900 Yards Processed. 522 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1966
Description: 37 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1966
Description: 31,184 Yards Processed. 519 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1965
Description: 44 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1965
Description: 36,721 Yards Processed. 626 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1964
Description: 27 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1964
Description: 22,000 Yards Processed. 375 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1963
Description: 19 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1963
Description: 4,444 Yards Processed. 79 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1969
Description: 67 Troy Ounces Silver
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Placer
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1963
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
Not available
References
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 050-304
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