Birch Gulch

The Birch Gulch is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 732 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

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Site Name

Primary: Birch Gulch
Secondary: Birch Creek
Secondary: Discovery
Secondary: No. 1 Above
Secondary: Disc. On Whistling Gulch

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Bismuth

Location

State: Alaska

Land Status

Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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: 1960
Description: 5 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1960
Description: 2,000 Yards Processed. 33 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1959
Description: 36 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1959
Description: 8,500 Yards Processed. 229 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1958
Description: 31 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1958
Description: 10,700 Yards Processed. 379 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1957
Description: 32 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1957
Description: 10,370 Yards Processed. 418 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1956
Description: 32 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1956
Description: 5,330 Yards Processed. 433 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1955
Description: 5 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1955
Description: 890 Yards Processed. 75 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1927
Description: 78 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1926
Description: 3,300 Yards Processed. 139 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1925
Description: 493 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1923
Description: 100 Yards Processed. 41 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1922
Description: 24 Troy Ounces Gold

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Placer
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1922
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N

Physiography

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Mineral Deposit Model

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Orebody

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Structure

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Alterations

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

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Comments

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References

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 065-019B

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 065-022

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 065-023

Reference (Deposit): B783e pp. 135, 137

Reference (Deposit): B797a p. 25

Reference (Deposit): B810a p. 31

Reference (Deposit): B864A p. 34

Reference (Deposit): B864C pp. 195-196

Reference (Deposit): GR22 pp. 4-5

Reference (Deposit): OF78-94 p. 17

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