Butte Creek

The Butte Creek is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 2,280 feet.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Butte Creek
Secondary: Butte Creek Claims

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver

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: Ray And Michael Lester
Company ID: 5001393
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1985

Production

Year: 1916
Description: 55 Yards Processed. 11 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 (Ownership): OPERATOR ADDRESS: LESTER AND ORBONSKI MINES, INC. MILE POST 99 STEESE HIGHWAY CENTRAL, ALASKA 99730

References

Reference (Deposit): AK MINE LICENSE-1985 No. 217

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 050-005

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 050-159

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 050-167

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 050-168

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 050-300

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 050-360

Reference (Deposit): B662b p. 58

Reference (Deposit): B857A p. 35

Reference (Deposit): B897C p. 231

Reference (Deposit): B910A p. 49

Reference (Deposit): MF391

Reference (Deposit): OF76-633 p. 11

Reference (Deposit): SR39 p. 25

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