The California Creek is a mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 1,499 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
Elevation: 1,499 Feet (457 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 64.1042, -148.74170
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California Creek MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: California Creek
Secondary: Eva Creek
Secondary: Rex Creek
Secondary: Silver Dollar Claims
Secondary: Marguerite Creek
Commodity
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Mercury
Tertiary: Platinum
Tertiary: Silver
Location
State: Alaska
District: Bonnifield District
Land Status
Land ownership: Federal
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
Type: Surface
Ownership
Owner Name: Boyd Blair
Company ID: 5000209
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1977
Production
Year: 1949
Description: 2 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1949
Description: 600 Yards Processed. 12 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1946
Description: 3 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1946
Description: 21 Troy Ounces Gold
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Placer
Mining Method: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1910
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
Unknown: Cinnabar
Unknown: Gold
Unknown: Platinum
Unknown: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Deposit): TOTAL MINE CAPITAL $ 666200 MILL CAPITAL EQUIPNENT $ 27000 NO MILL BUILDING COSTS SINCE BENEFICIATION BY SLUICEPLATE NO MINE BUILDING COSTS SINCE OPERATION LIMITED TO SUMMERS. ESTIMATED OPERATING EXPENSES= $13242 PER MONTH FOR EQUIPMENT TOTAL MONTHLY OPERATING EXPENSES= $32802 QTY ESTIMATE SUPPORTED BY BARTHOLOMAE OIL CORP 1941 DRILLING PRODUCT IS SHIPPED TO REFINERY LOCATED IN ROCHESTER, NY.
Comment (Ownership): OWNER-OPERATOR ADDRESS: BOYD BLAIR 102 MILE FAIRBANKS-ANCHORAGE HIGHWAY HEALY, ALASKA 99743
References
Reference (Deposit): SR38 p. 25
Reference (Deposit): B662n pp. 380, 383
Reference (Deposit): TDM1 pp. 20, 27
Reference (Deposit): IC8252 p. 54
Reference (Deposit): I455
Reference (Deposit): MF410
Reference (Deposit): BMOF98-76 p. 32
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 058-029
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 058-059
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 058-064
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 058-065
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 058-082
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 058-083
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 058-128
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 058-129
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 058-138
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 058-141
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 058-177
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 058-280
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 058-380
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 058-533
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 058-537
Reference (Deposit): B480l p. 224
Reference (Deposit): B501 pp. 44, 46
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 058-025
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