The Ester Creek is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 1,201 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 1,201 Feet (366 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 65.5014, -148.46110
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Ester Creek MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Ester Creek
Secondary: Lucky Gulch
Secondary: Lucky Creek
Secondary: Esther Creek
Secondary: Emil and Emanuel Nelson Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Alaska
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Type: Located Claim
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Year: 1932
Description: 463 Yards Processed. 96 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1931
Description: 72 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1921
Description: 2,166 Yards Processed. 438 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1918
Description: 25 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1918
Description: 755 Yards Processed. 312 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1917
Description: Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1917
Description: 17 Yards Processed. 2 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1916
Description: 126 Yards Processed. 4 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1946
Description: 1 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1946
Description: 9 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1941
Description: 3 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1936
Description: 2 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1933
Description: 66 Troy Ounces Gold
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Placer
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1916
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 (Production): PRIOR TO 1917: 6 OZ AU PRODUCED FROM ESTER CREEK. (SEE USBM- AFOC FILES) SOME PRODUCTION IN 1928 WAS INDICATED IN B813. CINNABAR AND PICOTITE ARE ALSO FOUND IN ESTER CREEK PLACERS. (SEE B662).
References
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 049-168
Reference (Deposit): B642j p. 208
Reference (Deposit): B662j pp. 271-272
Reference (Deposit): B813a p. 30
Reference (Deposit): B824a p. 36
Reference (Deposit): B844A p. 35
Reference (Deposit): B857A p. 34
Reference (Deposit): B864A p. 39
Reference (Deposit): B868A p. 39
Reference (Deposit): IC8252 p. 55
Reference (Deposit): MF413
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