The Willow Creek Mine is a silver mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 1,201 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 1,201 Feet (366 Meters)
Commodity: Silver
Lat, Long: 65.0653, -147.45280
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Willow Creek Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Willow Creek Mine
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Tertiary: Antimony
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Zinc
Location
State: Alaska
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Type: Located Claim
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface
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): A 10 TO 12 FOOT WIDE VEIN WAS OPENED IN SPRING 1977 USING DOZERS AND FRONT END LOADERS. THE VEIN WAS PRIMARILY AG-SB- ZN-PB, BUT CONTAINED TRACES OF AU AND OTHER METALS. SOME ORE SHIPPED DIRECT TO SMELTER AND SOME TO A SMALL MILL AT FOX.
References
Reference (Deposit): MSHA REP
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