The Big Bar Creek is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 46 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: 46 Feet (14 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 65.3556, -162.10610
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Big Bar Creek MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Big Bar Creek
Secondary: Knowles Creek
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Alaska
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Type: Unknown
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Placer
Mining Method: Unknown
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
Comment (Deposit): REF. POINT AT CONFLUENCE OF BIG BAR CREEK AND KOYUK RIVER. CONFUSION EXISTS WHETHER WORK WAS HERE OR ON KNOWLES CR.
References
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 044-111
Reference (Deposit): B449 p. 114
Reference (Deposit): OF75-429
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