The Hannum Creek is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 499 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: 499 Feet (152 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 65.9136, -163.26670
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Hannum Creek MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Hannum Creek
Secondary: Richard's Discovery
Secondary: Cunningham Creek
Secondary: Cris Discovery
Secondary: Iris Discovery
Secondary: Cunningham Gulch
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Tin
Location
State: Alaska
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Type: Located Claim
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Foster, Willie Estate
Company ID: 5001049
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1979
Production
Year: 1959
Description: 4 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1959
Description: 33 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1958
Description: 4 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1958
Description: 1,000 Yards Processed. 32 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1956
Description: 1 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1956
Description: 6 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1950
Description: 13 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1950
Description: 128 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1949
Description: 3 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1947
Description: 1 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1947
Description: 4 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1946
Description: 13 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1946
Description: 111 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1945
Description: 13 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1945
Description: 118 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1934
Description: 7 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1934
Description: 50 Yards Processed. 44 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1929
Description: 12 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1927
Description: 10 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1926
Description: 13 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1925
Description: 4 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1962
Description: 176 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1961
Description: 19 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1961
Description: 169 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1960
Description: 18 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1960
Description: 2,500 Yards Processed. 156 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1964
Description: 1 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1964
Description: 550 Yards Processed. 11 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1963
Description: 3 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1963
Description: 1,250 Yards Processed. 25 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1962
Description: 20 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1922
Description: 50 Yards Processed. 6 Troy Ounces Gold
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
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): USGS CRIB A000224 RECORDED PROD. BEFORE 1965: 627 OZ AU, 69 OZ AG (USBM FILES) RECORDED PROD. BEFORE 1965: 627 OZ AU, 69 OZ AG (USBM FILES) BEDROCK IS SCHIST AND SLATE WITH SOME THIN LIMESTONE BEDS; GOLD PROBABLY DERIVED FROM QUARTZ-CALCITE VEIN IN SCHIST. GRAVEL MAINLY SCHIST AND QUARTZ. LEAD MINERALS IN CONC. AND CASSITERITE. MSHA MID 5000218
Comment (Reference): SPRUCE, ED, 1979 VERBAL COMM. TO MJN.
References
Reference (Deposit): GR23 pp. 5-6, 10, 17, 24-25
Reference (Deposit): B1246 pp. 114-115
Reference (Deposit): P610 p. 17
Reference (Deposit): MF417
Reference (Deposit): OF508 p. 41
Reference (Deposit): B1374 p. 71
Reference (Deposit): OF75-429
Reference (Deposit): BMOF98-76 pp. 11-12
Reference (Deposit): P10 p. 51
Reference (Deposit): B225 pp. 77-78
Reference (Deposit): B247 pp. 49, 51-54
Reference (Deposit): B263 p. 209
Reference (Deposit): B284n p. 140
Reference (Deposit): B379r pp. 355, 357
Reference (Deposit): B442s p. 367
Reference (Deposit): TDM5R pp. 31, 41
Reference (Deposit): BMOF6-65 pp. 13-16
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 044-199
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