Wade Creek

The Wade Creek is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 2,297 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: Wade Creek
Secondary: Jack Wade Creek
Secondary: Gilliland Creek
Secondary: Grace Creek
Secondary: Warner Creek
Secondary: Robinson Creek

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Mercury
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Tin
Tertiary: Tungsten

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: Edward R. Stugart
Company ID: 5000315
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1979

Owner Name: John And Letha Davis And Marcia Bolser
Company ID: 5000315
Percent: 29.00
Info Year: 1976

Owner Name: Ralph Miller
Company ID: 5000315
Percent: 1.00
Info Year: 1976

Owner Name: Ed Smith
Company ID: 5000315
Percent: 1.00
Info Year: 1976

Owner Name: Ted Harris
Company ID: 5000315
Percent: 1.00
Info Year: 1976

Owner Name: Henry Burfiend
Company ID: 5000315
Percent: 1.00
Info Year: 1976

Owner Name: George F. Robinson-Kavic Mining
Company ID: 5000315
Percent: 65.00
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1987

Production

Year: 1952
Description: 18 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1952
Description: 5,333 Yards Processed. 73 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1951
Description: 188 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1951
Description: 50,000 Yards Processed. 1055 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1950
Description: 277 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1950
Description: 1716 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1949
Description: 399 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1939
Description: 268,276 Yards Processed. 2724 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1937
Description: 371 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1937
Description: 182,233 Yards Processed. 1817 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1936
Description: 111 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1936
Description: 725 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1935
Description: 292 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1934
Description: 70 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1934
Description: 3,179 Yards Processed. 322 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1932
Description: 4,444 Yards Processed. 325 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1931
Description: 318 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1930
Description: 43 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1930
Description: 235 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1953
Description: 94 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1949
Description: 189,000 Yards Processed. 3633 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1948
Description: 339 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1948
Description: 1908 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1947
Description: 3 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1947
Description: 24 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1946
Description: 471 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1946
Description: 120,000 Yards Processed. 2910 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1941
Description: 609 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1941
Description: 3024 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1939
Description: 528 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1964
Description: 13 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1964
Description: 3,050 Yards Processed. 61 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1963
Description: 6 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1963
Description: 1,250 Yards Processed. 25 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1962
Description: 13 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1962
Description: 65 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1960
Description: 42 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1960
Description: 289 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1959
Description: 45 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1959
Description: 316 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1957
Description: 25 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1957
Description: 8,750 Yards Processed. 170 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1956
Description: 56 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1956
Description: 283 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1955
Description: 18 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1955
Description: 6,330 Yards Processed. 89 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1954
Description: 51 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1954
Description: 292 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1953
Description: 21 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1965
Description: 6 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1965
Description: 1,500 Yards Processed. 30 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1906
Description: Production Reported 832 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1926
Description: 35 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1925
Description: 93 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1924
Description: 753 Yards Processed. 1008 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1923
Description: 16,439 Yards Processed. 997 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1922
Description: 4,922 Yards Processed. 371 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1921
Description: 14,557 Yards Processed. 221 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1920
Description: 2,274 Yards Processed. 257 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1907
Description: 2128 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1906
Description: 31 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1919
Description: 38 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1919
Description: 2,523 Yards Processed. 247 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1918
Description: 66 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1918
Description: 949 Yards Processed. 417 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1917
Description: 76 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1917
Description: 1,775 Yards Processed. 486 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1916
Description: 1,719 Yards Processed. 331 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1915
Description: 721 Yards Processed. 508 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1929
Description: 93 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1929
Description: 553 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1928
Description: 10,000 Yards Processed. 402 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1907
Description: 255 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1927
Description: 58 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1927
Description: 6,666 Yards Processed. 173 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 (Production): USGS CRIB D002694. ROBINSON SLUICING ON WADE CREEK IN 1975 (CARNES, 1975). PRODUCTION PRIOR TO 1952: 9849 OZ AU, 1579 OZ AG (USBM AFOC FILES).

References

Reference (Deposit): ADGGS SR 47 P. 30.

Reference (Deposit): BM OFR 48-94 116 PP.

Reference (Deposit): B844A p. 36

Reference (Deposit): B857A p. 37

Reference (Deposit): B864A pp. 41-42

Reference (Deposit): B868A p. 42

Reference (Deposit): TDM1 pp. 27, 32

Reference (Deposit): TDM2 p. 20

Reference (Deposit): RI4174 p. 28

Reference (Deposit): C348 p. 19

Reference (Deposit): IC8252 p. 56

Reference (Deposit): GC9 p. 3

Reference (Deposit): B880A p. 43

Reference (Deposit): B897A p. 71

Reference (Deposit): B897C pp. 163-170

Reference (Deposit): TDM MR 60-3A 3 PP.

Reference (Deposit): TDM IR 60-1 9 PP.

Reference (Deposit): B875B PP. 93-98.

Reference (Deposit): B910-C PP. 198-201.

Reference (Deposit): ADGGS SR 38 P. 25.

Reference (Deposit): ADGGS SR 40 P. 27.

Reference (Deposit): B910A pp. 54, 76

Reference (Deposit): B917A pp. 53, 75

Reference (Deposit): B926A pp. 48, 71

Reference (Deposit): B933A pp. 44-45, 67

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 060-020

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 060-033

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 060-122

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 060-125

Reference (Deposit): P610 p. 27

Reference (Deposit): B1271G p. 28

Reference (Deposit): B1281 pp. 21, 23

Reference (Deposit): B1312M p. 5

Reference (Deposit): MF393

Reference (Deposit): OF508 p. 73

Reference (Deposit): BMOF98-76 p. 28

Reference (Deposit): SR38 p. 25

Reference (Deposit): TDM MR 60-2 19 PP.

Reference (Deposit): TDM MR 60-3 5 PP.

Reference (Deposit): B225 p. 57

Reference (Deposit): B251 pp. 39-42

Reference (Deposit): B259b p. 30

Reference (Deposit): B263 pp. 54, 208

Reference (Deposit): B284l pp. 125-126

Reference (Deposit): B314b p. 38

Reference (Deposit): B345k pp. 194, 197

Reference (Deposit): B375 pp. 35-37

Reference (Deposit): B379b p. 53

Reference (Deposit): B442n p. 244

Reference (Deposit): B480j p. 169

Reference (Deposit): B520l p. 215

Reference (Deposit): B542j pp. 215-216

Reference (Deposit): B592r p. 361

Reference (Deposit): B622c pp. 62-63

Reference (Deposit): B642c pp. 62-63

Reference (Deposit): B692b p. 21

Reference (Deposit): B714b p. 88

Reference (Deposit): B722a p. 50

Reference (Deposit): B755a p. 39

Reference (Deposit): B783a p. 14

Reference (Deposit): B797a p. 22

Reference (Deposit): B810a p. 29

Reference (Deposit): B813a p. 32

Reference (Deposit): B813c pp. 133-135

Reference (Deposit): B827 p. 36

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 060-138

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 060-151

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 060-229

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 060-292

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 060-298

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 060-299

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 060-300

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 060-307

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