Sweepstakes Creek

The Sweepstakes Creek is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 390 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

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Site Name

Primary: Sweepstakes Creek
Secondary: Eagle Association
Secondary: Cirlce Association
Secondary: Rampart Association
Secondary: Fairbanks Association
Secondary: Sam Smith Group
Secondary: Art Johnson
Secondary: Wallace Porter
Secondary: Frank Mccoy
Secondary: Peace River
Secondary: Charlie Moon & Sam Tucker

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Uranium
Tertiary: PGE

Location

State: Alaska
District: Koyukuk District

Land Status

Land ownership: State
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: Ed Hatch
Company ID: 5001441
Info Year: 1984

Production

Year: 1917
Description: 24 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1917
Description: 1,200 Yards Processed. 216 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1922
Description: 1 Troy Ounces Platinum
Year: 1922
Description: 667 Yards Processed. 71 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1921
Description: Troy Ounces Platinum
Year: 1921
Description: 2,074 Yards Processed. 92 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1920
Description: Troy Ounces Platinum
Year: 1920
Description: 1,400 Yards Processed. 50 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1918
Description: 6 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1918
Description: 1,283 Yards Processed. 61 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1946
Description: 220 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1942
Description: 3 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1942
Description: 12 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1936
Description: 28 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1935
Description: 41 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1932
Description: 2,036 Yards Processed. 56 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1931
Description: 14 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1930
Description: 7 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1930
Description: 37 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1929
Description: 49 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1928
Description: 6 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1928
Description: 56 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1926
Description: 108 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1924
Description: 241 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1923
Description: 278 Yards Processed. 108 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1947
Description: 300 Yards Processed. 67 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1946
Description: 21 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1962
Description: 1 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1962
Description: 600 Yards Processed. 7 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1961
Description: 1 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1961
Description: 800 Yards Processed. 10 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1960
Description: 2 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1960
Description: 15 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1959
Description: 16 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1959
Description: 84 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1958
Description: 1 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1958
Description: 1,480 Yards Processed. 10 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1956
Description: 9 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1956
Description: 4,000 Yards Processed. 46 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1955
Description: 42 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1955
Description: 11,000 Yards Processed. 223 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1954
Description: 17 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1954
Description: 150 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1953
Description: 24 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1953
Description: 223 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1952
Description: 89 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1952
Description: 640 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1951
Description: 123 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1951
Description: 809 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1950
Description: 238 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1950
Description: 1,000 Yards Processed. 1384 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1949
Description: 135 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1949
Description: 11,111 Yards Processed. 626 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1948
Description: 33 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1948
Description: 1,300 Yards Processed. 269 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1947
Description: 8 Troy Ounces Silver

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 (Deposit): USGS CRIB A000484 MSHA ID 5001441

References

Reference (Deposit): C250 pp. 1, 3-9, 15, 21-22

Reference (Deposit): I287

Reference (Deposit): MF389

Reference (Deposit): OF508 pp. 45-46

Reference (Deposit): B1374 pp. 80-81

Reference (Deposit): OF76-866 pp. 57-58

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 045-034

Reference (Deposit): B857A p. 46

Reference (Deposit): B864A p. 52

Reference (Deposit): B868A p. 53

Reference (Deposit): B880A p. 57

Reference (Deposit): B897A p. 66

Reference (Deposit): B910A p. 70

Reference (Deposit): B917A p. 69

Reference (Deposit): B926A p. 64

Reference (Deposit): B933A p. 61

Reference (Deposit): TDM5R p. 39

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 045-054

Reference (Deposit): B542c p. 49

Reference (Deposit): B622r p. 371

Reference (Deposit): BMB153 p. 56

Reference (Deposit): B692b pp. 21, 41

Reference (Deposit): B692y pp. 380-381, 395

Reference (Deposit): B712a p. 23

Reference (Deposit): B712h p. 189

Reference (Deposit): B714a p. 38

Reference (Deposit): B714b p. 71

Reference (Deposit): B714k p. 236

Reference (Deposit): B739a p. 13

Reference (Deposit): B739g p. 158

Reference (Deposit): B783a p. 17

Reference (Deposit): B797a p. 27

Reference (Deposit): B810a p. 36

Reference (Deposit): B813a p. 42

Reference (Deposit): B824a p. 46

Reference (Deposit): B836a p. 48

Reference (Deposit): B844A p. 49

Reference (Deposit): OF51 p. 43

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