The Poker Creek is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 2,851 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
Elevation: 2,851 Feet (869 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 64.0553, -141.02500
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Poker Creek MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Poker Creek
Commodity
Primary: Gold
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: Bill And Shirley Aldridge
Company ID: 5001348
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1983
Production
Year: 1934
Description: 27 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1933
Description: 4 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1933
Description: 12,000 Yards Processed. 30 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1956
Description: 21 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1956
Description: 94 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1948
Description: 20 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1948
Description: 124 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1946
Description: 1 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1945
Description: 12 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1945
Description: 84 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1943
Description: 1 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1943
Description: 7 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1936
Description: 22 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1935
Description: 28 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1934
Description: 2 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1966
Description: 41 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1966
Description: 6,750 Yards Processed. 135 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1957
Description: 7 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1957
Description: 49 Troy Ounces Gold
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Placer
Mining Method: Unknown
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 (Reference): FOR BIB. SEE CANYON CREEK.
Comment (Ownership): OWNER-OPERATOR ADDRESS: BILL & SHIRLEY ALDRIDGE GENERAL DELIVERY BOUNDARY, ALASKA 99790
References
Reference (Deposit): TO 1935. AK. TERR. DEPT. OF MINES MINER. REP. MR 60-2, 1935
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 060-020
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 060-031
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 060-232
Reference (Deposit): AK MINE LICENSE-1982
Reference (Deposit): POWERS, J.B. BRIEF HISTORY OF THE FORTYMILE MINING DISTRICT
Reference (Deposit): CIRCLE DISTRICTS, ALASKA. U.S. GEOL. SURV. BULL. 897-C,
Reference (Deposit): 1938, PP. 133-261.
Reference (Deposit): ELLSWORTH, C.E., AND G.L. PARKER. PLACER MINING IN THE
Reference (Deposit): YUKON-TANANA REGION. U.S. GEOL. SURV. BULL. 480, 1911,
Reference (Deposit): PP. 153-172.
Reference (Deposit): ELLSWORTH, C.E., AND R.W. DAVENPORT. PLACER MINING IN THE
Reference (Deposit): ALASKA. U.S. GEOL. SURV. BULL. 375, 1909, 51 PP.
Reference (Deposit): MERTIE, J.B., JR. GOLD PLACERS OF THE FORTYMILE, EAGLE, AND
Reference (Deposit): 19 PP.
Reference (Deposit): PRINDLE, L.M. THE FORTYMILE QUADRANGLE, YUKON-TANANA REGION
Reference (Deposit): SMITH, P.S. MINERAL INDUSTRY OF ALASKA IN 1934. U.S. GEOL.
Reference (Deposit): SURV. BULL. 868-A, 1936, PP. 41-42.
Reference (Deposit): SMITH, P.S. MINERAL INDUSTRY OF ALASKA IN 1932. U.S. GEOL.
Reference (Deposit): SURV. BULL. 857-A, 1934, PP. 37-38.
Reference (Deposit): SMITH, P.S. MINERAL INDUSTRY OF ALASKA IN 1933. U.S. GEOL.
Reference (Deposit): SURV. BULL. 864-A, 1934, P. 41.
Reference (Deposit): SMITH, P.S. FINENESS OF GOLD FROM ALASKAN PLACERS. U.S.
Reference (Deposit): GEOL. SURV. BULL. 910-C, 1941, PP. 198-201.
Reference (Deposit): BUNDTZEN, T.K., R.C. SWAINBANK, J.R. DEAGEN, AND J.L. MOORE.
Reference (Deposit): ALASKA'S MINERAL INDUSTRY, 1989. AK. DIV. GEOL. AND GEOPHYS
Reference (Deposit): SURV. SPEC. REP. NO. 44, 1990, P. 34.
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): LAND MANAGEMENT BLACK RIVER AND FORTYMILE RIVER SUBUNITS.
Reference (Deposit): BUMINES OFR 48-94, 1994, 116 PP.
Reference (Deposit): YUKON-TANANA REGION. U.S. GEOL. SURV. BULL. 542, 1913,
Reference (Deposit): PP. 203-222.
Reference (Deposit): PORTER, E.A. MINERAL RESOURCES OF ALASKA. U.S. GEOL. SURV.
Reference (Deposit): BULL. 520, 1912, PP. 211-241.
Reference (Deposit): CHAPIN, T. PLACER MINING IN THE YUKON-TANANA REGION. U.S.
Reference (Deposit): GEOL. SURV. BULL. 592, 1914, P. 361.
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