Poker Creek

The Poker Creek is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 2,851 feet.

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Mine Info

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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

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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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