California Creek

The California Creek is a mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 1,499 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: 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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