The Happy Creek is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 600 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: 600 Feet (183 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 62.3797, -158.02640
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Happy Creek MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Happy Creek
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Mercury
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Tin
Tertiary: Tungsten
Tertiary: Antimony
Tertiary: Chromium
Tertiary: Uranium
Location
State: Alaska
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Type: Located Claim
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Happy Association
Info Year: 1975
Production
Year: 1951
Description: 62 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1951
Description: 8,000 Yards Processed. 408 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1950
Description: 54 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1950
Description: 7,407 Yards Processed. 244 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1949
Description: 30 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1949
Description: 7,500 Yards Processed. 193 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1947
Description: 11 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1947
Description: 72 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1946
Description: 7 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1946
Description: 45 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1945
Description: 22 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1945
Description: 136 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1936
Description: 2903 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1934
Description: 387 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1934
Description: 2809 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1932
Description: 33,333 Yards Processed. 618 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1931
Description: 2031 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1952
Description: 1,500 Yards Processed. 53 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1930
Description: 20,000 Yards Processed. 217 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1924
Description: 3,666 Yards Processed. 133 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1922
Description: 12,150 Yards Processed. 1294 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1921
Description: 444 Yards Processed. 145 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1918
Description: 630 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1918
Description: 14,789 Yards Processed. 4326 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1917
Description: 136 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1917
Description: 6,666 Yards Processed. 1286 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1916
Description: 64 Yards Processed. 31 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1954
Description: 1,200 Yards Processed. 30 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1953
Description: 5 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1953
Description: 29 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1952
Description: 9 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1961
Description: 3 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1961
Description: 1,800 Yards Processed. 16 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1960
Description: 7 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1960
Description: 8,240 Yards Processed. 103 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1956
Description: 4 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1956
Description: 30 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1955
Description: 10 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1955
Description: 69 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1954
Description: 9 Troy Ounces Silver
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): USGS CRIB D002697. PRODUCTION PRIOR TO 1962: 29,423 OZ AU, 1735 OZ AG (USBM AFOC FILES).
References
Reference (Deposit): B880A p. 41
Reference (Deposit): B897A p. 49
Reference (Deposit): B910A p. 50
Reference (Deposit): B926A p. 45
Reference (Deposit): B933A p. 43
Reference (Deposit): TDM1 pp. 25-26
Reference (Deposit): RI4065 p. 5
Reference (Deposit): C255 pp. 1, 9
Reference (Deposit): IC8131 p. 51
Reference (Deposit): RI5991 pp. 8, 17-18, 21-22
Reference (Deposit): BMOF6-69 pp. 6, 8-9
Reference (Deposit): MF363
Reference (Deposit): B642c p. 66
Reference (Deposit): B642l pp. 253, 257, 266
Reference (Deposit): B655 p. 145
Reference (Deposit): BMB142 p. 26
Reference (Deposit): BMB153 p. 54
Reference (Deposit): B662b p. 59
Reference (Deposit): B722a p. 56
Reference (Deposit): B754 pp. 110, 114
Reference (Deposit): B755a p. 44
Reference (Deposit): B773a pp. 14, 19
Reference (Deposit): B783a p. 14
Reference (Deposit): B592d p. 69
Reference (Deposit): B622c p. 56
Reference (Deposit): B622n p. 257
Reference (Deposit): B622o p. 286
Reference (Deposit): B797a p. 21
Reference (Deposit): B824a p. 34
Reference (Deposit): B836a pp. 34-35
Reference (Deposit): B844A p. 34
Reference (Deposit): B857A p. 32
Reference (Deposit): B864A p. 37
Reference (Deposit): B864C pp. 211-213
Reference (Deposit): B868A p. 37
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 073-018
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 073-058
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 073-059
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 073-060
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 073-070
Reference (Deposit): B480m pp. 256, 258-259
Reference (Deposit): B542m pp. 300, 302-303
Reference (Deposit): B578 pp. 31, 33, 35
Reference (Deposit): OF508 p. 80
Reference (Deposit): B1374 pp. 145-148
Reference (Deposit): OF76-576 pp. 30-31
Reference (Deposit): OF82-719 p. 6, No. 122
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