Happy Creek

The Happy Creek is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 600 feet.

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Mine Info

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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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