The Swede Creek is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 49 feet.
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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: 49 Feet (15 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 64.5681, -163.69780
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Swede Creek MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Swede Creek
Secondary: Gene Farland
Secondary: Swede Creek Mining Company
Secondary: A. S. Tucker
Secondary: Bluff Gulch Nos. 1-3
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Mercury
Location
State: Alaska
Land Status
Land ownership: Federal
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
Not available
Production
Year: 1936
Description: 51 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1935
Description: 37 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1934
Description: 9 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1934
Description: 550 Yards Processed. 44 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1932
Description: 25 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1931
Description: 600 Yards Processed. 35 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1930
Description: 3 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1930
Description: 620 Yards Processed. 14 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1928
Description: 6 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1928
Description: 44 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1926
Description: 300 Yards Processed. 43 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1925
Description: 49 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1924
Description: 40 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1923
Description: 1,200 Yards Processed. 24 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1922
Description: 1,300 Yards Processed. 106 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1921
Description: 300 Yards Processed. 40 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1941
Description: 1 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1941
Description: 5 Troy Ounces Gold
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Placer
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1921
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
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): B864A p. 51
Reference (Deposit): B926A p. 66
Reference (Deposit): IC8131 p. 55
Reference (Deposit): GR10 pp. 5, 8-9
Reference (Deposit): IC8252 pp. 52, 56
Reference (Deposit): MF445
Reference (Deposit): OF508 p. 39
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 053-044
Reference (Deposit): B328 pp. 288-289
Reference (Deposit): B442r p. 343
Reference (Deposit): B449 p. 123
Reference (Deposit): B722f p. 196
Reference (Deposit): B813a p. 41
Reference (Deposit): B824a pp. 47, 80
Reference (Deposit): B836a pp. 49, 81
Reference (Deposit): B844A pp. 50, 79
Reference (Deposit): MR53-1 pp. 16-18
Reference (Deposit): B857A pp. 46, 74
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