The Faith Creek is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 1,821 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 1,821 Feet (555 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 65.3728, -146.27920
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Faith Creek MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Faith Creek
Secondary: Faith Creek 1, 3 Associate
Secondary: Alaska Placer Gold Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
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: Alas-Kan Mining Co.
Company ID: 5001394
Info Year: 1981
Owner Name: Alaska Placer Gold Co., Tom Bergman
Company ID: 5001394
Home Office: Missouri
Info Year: 1980
Owner Name: Richard L. Mcintosh
Company ID: 5001394
Info Year: 1979
Owner Name: Jerry Sutton
Company ID: 5001394
Info Year: 1979
Owner Name: Jans, Stephen N.
Company ID: 5001394
Info Year: 1979
Owner Name: Placer North
Company ID: 5001394
Info Year: 1981
Owner Name: Clyde Fowler
Company ID: 5001394
Info Year: 1981
Owner Name: Wanda Moyer
Company ID: 5001394
Info Year: 1979
Owner Name: Bernard Sands
Company ID: 5001394
Info Year: 1979
Owner Name: Trinity Mining Co.
Company ID: 5001394
Info Year: 1979
Owner Name: Wanda Iorio
Company ID: 5001394
Info Year: 1979
Owner Name: C. Tulin
Company ID: 5001394
Info Year: 1981
Production
Year: 1959
Description: 9 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1959
Description: 8,815 Yards Processed. 104 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1958
Description: 22 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1958
Description: 13,555 Yards Processed. 245 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1957
Description: 33 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1957
Description: 33,189 Yards Processed. 376 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1920
Description: 4,000 Yards Processed. 120 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1960
Description: 2 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1960
Description: 8,026 Yards Processed. 18 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1956
Description: 56 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1956
Description: 27,511 Yards Processed. 706 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1955
Description: 54 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1955
Description: 29,063 Yards Processed. 683 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1954
Description: 41 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1954
Description: 19,580 Yards Processed. 527 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1953
Description: 27 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1921
Description: 1,000 Yards Processed. 70 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1953
Description: 25,660 Yards Processed. 346 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1952
Description: 34 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1952
Description: 17,870 Yards Processed. 421 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1942
Description: 143 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1942
Description: 978 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1934
Description: 21 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1934
Description: 4,146 Yards Processed. 115 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1924
Description: 96 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: ALASKA PLACER GOLD COMPANY, TOM BERGMAN STAR ROUTE SMITHTON, MISSOURI 65350 TELE: (816) 343-5786
References
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 050-021D
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 050-024A
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 050-047
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 050-598
Reference (Deposit): AMR 81-82 p. 16
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