Awe

The Awe is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 400 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

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Site Name

Primary: Awe
Secondary: Becker
Secondary: Black Bear Mining Company
Secondary: Chicken Creek
Secondary: Chicken Creek Mining Company

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: REE
Tertiary: Chromium
Tertiary: Mercury
Tertiary: Antimony
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Tungsten

Location

State: Alaska

Land Status

Not available

Holdings

Type: Located Claim

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Owner Name: Becker Estate
Percent: 75.00
Info Year: 1975

Owner Name: Harry Brink
Percent: 25.00
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1975

Production

Year: 1953
Description: 521 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1952
Description: 16 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1952
Description: 100 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1949
Description: 138 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1949
Description: 52,205 Yards Processed. 985 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1947
Description: 322 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1947
Description: 160,000 Yards Processed. 2171 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1946
Description: 182 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1946
Description: 1288 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1935
Description: 281 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1933
Description: 5,400 Yards Processed. 314 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1932
Description: 37,037 Yards Processed. 542 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1931
Description: 1197 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1930
Description: 203 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1930
Description: 1343 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1929
Description: 244 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1955
Description: 12 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1955
Description: 15,000 Yards Processed. 70 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1954
Description: 3 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1954
Description: 17 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1953
Description: 86 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1917
Description: 7632 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1916
Description: 20,000 Yards Processed. 483 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1915
Description: 6,296 Yards Processed. 123 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1929
Description: 1657 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1928
Description: 180 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1928
Description: 1184 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1925
Description: 1216 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1924
Description: 1935 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1923
Description: 10,000 Yards Processed. 725 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1922
Description: 8,000 Yards Processed. 483 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1921
Description: 11,000 Yards Processed. 1064 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1919
Description: 209 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1919
Description: 44,444 Yards Processed. 1601 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1917
Description: 809 Troy Ounces Silver

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Placer
Mining Method: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1937
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N

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 A001370, USGS CRIB A001371. PRODUCTION PRIOR TO 1956: 12,755 OZ AU, 2024 OZ AG (USBM AFOC FILES).

References

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 073-006

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 073-008

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 073-016

Reference (Deposit): RI5991

Reference (Deposit): IC8252 pp. 50, 65

Reference (Deposit): BMOF6-69 pp. 6, 9

Reference (Deposit): MF363

Reference (Deposit): OF508 p. 80

Reference (Deposit): B1374 pp. 147-148

Reference (Deposit): OF76-576 pp. 8-9

Reference (Deposit): OF82-719 p. 6, No. 122

Reference (Deposit): SR38 p. 26

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

Reference (Deposit): AND E.W. HANSEN. ALASKA'S MINERAL INDUSTRY 1993. AK DIV.

Reference (Deposit): GEOL. AND GEOPHYS. SURV. SPEC. REP. 48, 1994, P. 34.

Reference (Deposit): BMB153 p. 54

Reference (Deposit): B662b p. 59

Reference (Deposit): B722a p. 56

Reference (Deposit): B739

Reference (Deposit): B754 pp. 114, 116

Reference (Deposit): B773a pp. 14, 19

Reference (Deposit): B783a p. 14

Reference (Deposit): B797a p. 21

Reference (Deposit): B813a p. 29

Reference (Deposit): B824a p. 34

Reference (Deposit): B836a p. 34

Reference (Deposit): B844A p. 34

Reference (Deposit): B857A p. 32

Reference (Deposit): B864A p. 37

Reference (Deposit): B864C pp. 213-215

Reference (Deposit): B868A p. 37

Reference (Deposit): B649 p. 49

Reference (Deposit): BMB142 p. 26

Reference (Deposit): B622c pp. 56-57

Reference (Deposit): B622n p. 257

Reference (Deposit): B642c p. 66

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 073-069

Reference (Deposit): B520c p. 40

Reference (Deposit): B542m pp. 300, 302-303

Reference (Deposit): B578 pp. 31, 33, 35

Reference (Deposit): B592d p. 69

Reference (Deposit): B642l pp. 253, 257, 259, 266

Reference (Deposit): B880A p. 41

Reference (Deposit): B910A p. 50

Reference (Deposit): B933A p. 43

Reference (Deposit): C255 pp. 1-9

Reference (Deposit): P268 p. 107

Reference (Deposit): IC8131 p. 51

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