Canyon Creek

The Canyon Creek is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 1,969 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: Canyon Creek

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver

Location

State: Alaska

Land Status

Land ownership: State
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: Wilson's Mining Co. (Harry Wilson)
Company ID: 5001059
Info Year: 1979

Owner Name: Hillis, Kyle
Company ID: 5001059
Info Year: 1979

Owner Name: Pelkey Mining Co. (Darrell Pelkey)
Company ID: 5001059
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1979

Owner Name: Maxwell Mine And Exploration (Leslie Maxwell)
Company ID: 5001059
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1979

Production

Year: 1959
Description: 34 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1958
Description: 38 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1958
Description: 12,000 Yards Processed. 131 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1957
Description: 21 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1957
Description: 10,000 Yards Processed. 82 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1956
Description: 8 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1956
Description: 35 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1955
Description: 25 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1955
Description: 129 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1954
Description: 37 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1954
Description: 157 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1950
Description: 151 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1950
Description: 821 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1949
Description: 107 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1949
Description: 94,000 Yards Processed. 1946 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1948
Description: 32 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1962
Description: 251 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1961
Description: 33 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1961
Description: 112 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1960
Description: 23 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1960
Description: 73 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1959
Description: 12 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1965
Description: 14 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1965
Description: 2,150 Yards Processed. 45 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1964
Description: 51 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1964
Description: 8,400 Yards Processed. 185 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1963
Description: 14 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1963
Description: 700 Yards Processed. 50 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1962
Description: 69 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1926
Description: 147 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1925
Description: 112 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1924
Description: 47 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1923
Description: 400 Yards Processed. 67 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1922
Description: 1,000 Yards Processed. 20 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1918
Description: 39 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1918
Description: 593 Yards Processed. 76 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1948
Description: 99 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1947
Description: 10 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1947
Description: 6,000 Yards Processed. 57 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1941
Description: 718 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1941
Description: 2334 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1936
Description: 2 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1927
Description: 29 Troy Ounces Gold

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Placer
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1918
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 (Deposit): USGS CRIB A000970

References

Reference (Deposit): BULL. 251, 1905, 89 PP.

Reference (Deposit): WILLIAMS, J.A. ACTIVE MINING OPERATIONS IN THE FORTYMILE

Reference (Deposit): DISTRICT OF THE FAIRBANKS PRECINCT IN 1951. AK. TERR. DEPT.

Reference (Deposit): B926A p. 48

Reference (Deposit): B933A pp. 44, 67

Reference (Deposit): TDM1 p. 27

Reference (Deposit): IC8131 pp. 50-51

Reference (Deposit): IC8252 pp. 47, 54

Reference (Deposit): MF393

Reference (Deposit): OF508 p. 72

Reference (Deposit): POWERS, J.B. BRIEF HISTORY OF THE FORTYMILE MINING DISTRICT

Reference (Deposit): TO 1935. AK. TERR. DEPT. OF MINES MINER. REP. MR 60-2, 1935

Reference (Deposit): 19 PP.

Reference (Deposit): PRINDLE, L.M. THE GOLD PLACERS OF THE FORTYMILE, BIRCH

Reference (Deposit): CREEK, AND THE FAIRBANKS REGION, ALASKA. U.S. GEOL. SURV.

Reference (Deposit): LAND MANAGEMENT BLACK RIVER AND FORTYMILE RIVER SUBUNITS.

Reference (Deposit): BUMINES OFR 48-94, 1994, 116 PP.

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 060-243

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 060-244

Reference (Deposit): AR21b p. 376

Reference (Deposit): B345j p. 184

Reference (Deposit): B345k p. 197

Reference (Deposit): B375 pp. 35, 41

Reference (Deposit): B442n p. 244

Reference (Deposit): B480j p. 169

Reference (Deposit): B520l pp. 215-216

Reference (Deposit): B542j p. 216

Reference (Deposit): B542j p. 220

Reference (Deposit): B797a p. 22

Reference (Deposit): B810a p. 29

Reference (Deposit): B844A p. 36

Reference (Deposit): B868A p. 42

Reference (Deposit): B872 p. 245

Reference (Deposit): B880A p. 43

Reference (Deposit): B897C p. 187

Reference (Deposit): B917A p. 53

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 060-047

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 060-087

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 060-111

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 060-148

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 060-155

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 060-156

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 060-226

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 060-234

Reference (Deposit): OF MINES MINER. REP. MR 60-3A, 1951, 3 PP.

Reference (Deposit): ROEHM, J.C. REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS AND ITINERARY OF J.C.

Reference (Deposit): ROEHM, ASSOCIATE MINING ENGINEER, TERRITORIAL DEPARTMENT OF

Reference (Deposit): MINES IN THE FORTYMILE PRECINCT, ALASKA. AK. TERR, DEPT. OF

Reference (Deposit): MINES INVEST. REP. IR 60-1, 1949, 5 PP.

Reference (Deposit): GREEN, C.B., T.K. BUNDTZEN, R.J. PETERSON, A.F. SEWARD, J.R.

Reference (Deposit): DEAGEN, AND J.E. BURTON. ALASKA'S MINERAL INDUSTRY, 1988.

Reference (Deposit): AND M.G. NELSON. ALASKA'S MINERAL INDUSTRY, 1991. AK. DIV.

Reference (Deposit): GEOL. AND GEOPHYS. SURV. SPEC. REP. NO. 47, 1992, P. 30.

Reference (Deposit): BURLEIGH, R.E., AND K.G. LEAR. COMPILATION OF DATA FOR

Reference (Deposit): PHASE 1 OF THE MINERAL RESOURCE EVALUATION OF THE BUREAU OF

Reference (Deposit): AK. DIV. GEOL. AND GEOPHYS. SURV. SPEC. REP. NO. 43, 1989,

Reference (Deposit): P. 36.

Reference (Deposit): SWAINBANK, R.C., T.K. BUNDTZEN, A.H. CLOUGH, E.W. HANSEN,

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