The Boulder Creek is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 1,050 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: 1,050 Feet (320 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 65.2894, -143.16310
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Boulder Creek MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Boulder Creek
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Chromium
Tertiary: Platinum
Tertiary: Silver
Location
State: Alaska
District: Circle District
Land Status
Land ownership: National Wilderness
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: Frank M. Hall
Company ID: 5000596
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1983
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Placer
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1935
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): PRODUCTION PRIOR TO 1951: 334 OZ. OF AU, 42 OZ. OF AG (USBMAFOC FILES). SOURCE OF THE GOLD IS THE TERTIARY CONGLOMERATE (B917G).
References
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 051-002
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 051-024
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 051-030
Reference (Deposit): B542j p. 213
Reference (Deposit): B592r p. 360
Reference (Deposit): B897C p. 252
Reference (Deposit): B917D p. 251
Reference (Deposit): B1374 P. 116,120
Reference (Deposit): MF390
Reference (Deposit): BMOF98-76 p. 19
Reference (Deposit): BMIC9123 P. 10,17
Reference (Deposit): AK MINE LICENSE-1983
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