The Garfield Creek is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 440 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 440 Feet (134 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 65.4756, -164.53890
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Garfield Creek MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Garfield Creek
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver
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
Owner Name: J. D. Walsh
Info Year: 1978
Production
Year: 1947
Description: 21 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1947
Description: 18,000 Yards Processed. 197 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1946
Description: 5 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1946
Description: Production Reported 44 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1951
Description: 11 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1951
Description: 108 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1949
Description: 3 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1949
Description: 1,000 Yards Processed. 28 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1948
Description: 11 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1948
Description: 3,000 Yards Processed. 115 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 (Production): PRODUCTION TILL 1951: 626 OZ. AU, 69 OZ. AG (USBM FILES) PLACER GOLD ASSOCIATED WITH INTENSELY MASHED AND VEINED SLAT IN PROXIMITY TO THRUST FAULT BLOCK REFERENCE POINT AT CONFLUENCE OF GARFIELD AND HENRY CREEKS.
References
Reference (Deposit): SP4 pp. 122-123, 125
Reference (Deposit): P2 p. 65
Reference (Deposit): B314l pp. 168-171, 175
Reference (Deposit): B328 pp. 306, 309, 313-314
Reference (Deposit): B345m p. 228
Reference (Deposit): B622r p. 372
Reference (Deposit): B712h p. 189
Reference (Deposit): OF377 p. 28
Reference (Deposit): MF417
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 044-075
Reference (Deposit): OF508 p. 44
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