Grant Creek

The Grant Creek is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 351 feet.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Grant Creek

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Tin
Tertiary: Silver

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: 1964
Description: 10 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1964
Description: 8,000 Yards Processed. 89 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1963
Description: 6 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1963
Description: 3,000 Yards Processed. 58 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1961
Description: 15 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1961
Description: 152 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1959
Description: 52 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1959
Description: 568 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1958
Description: 25 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1958
Description: 24,900 Yards Processed. 283 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1957
Description: 17 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1957
Description: 30,000 Yards Processed. 194 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1956
Description: 78 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1956
Description: 842 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1955
Description: 61 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1955
Description: 672 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1936
Description: 91 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1921
Description: 295 Yards Processed. 40 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1965
Description: 780 Yards Processed. 15 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1965
Description: 2 Troy Ounces Silver

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

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Orebody

Not available

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

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Comments

Comment (Deposit): TANANA QUAD CASSITERITE PLACER DEPOSITS ARE SUBECONOMIC BURIED DEEP UNDER FROZEN SILTS, LOW GRADE, SMALL RESERVES. PLACERS DISCONTINUOUS, POOR WATER SUPPLY & DISPOSAL TANANA AREA HAS HIGH LABOR COSTS,HIGH FREIGHT RATES. PRODUCTION PRIOR TO 1968: 3540 OZ AU, 329 OZ AG (USBM FILES).

References

Reference (Deposit): P70 p. 184

Reference (Deposit): B442a pp. 44-45

Reference (Deposit): B410 pp. 81, 83

Reference (Deposit): B379n p. 235

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 048-058

Reference (Deposit): B535 p. 34

Reference (Deposit): B520p pp. 281-282

Reference (Deposit): B592t p. 383

Reference (Deposit): OF508 p. 91

Reference (Deposit): MF371

Reference (Deposit): OF239 pp. 16, 24

Reference (Deposit): C331 pp. 33, 35

Reference (Deposit): TDM1 p. 34

Reference (Deposit): B917A p. 56

Reference (Deposit): B910A p. 57

Reference (Deposit): B897A p. 56

Reference (Deposit): B864A p. 43

Reference (Deposit): B844A p. 41

Reference (Deposit): B836a pp. 42, 70

Reference (Deposit): B824a pp. 40, 68

Reference (Deposit): B692b p. 39

Reference (Deposit): B631 p. 82

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