The Lillian Creek is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 850 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: 850 Feet (259 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 65.51, -148.55000
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Lillian Creek MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Lillian Creek
Secondary: Bently Falls Claims
Secondary: Dexter and Shields
Secondary: Falls and Barker Claims
Secondary: Jurich Claims
Secondary: Car and Jurich
Secondary: Mandich Claims
Secondary: Montgomery and Geragty
Secondary: Geragty and Montgomery
Secondary: Parker's Nickel Bench
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Antimony
Tertiary: Chromium
Tertiary: Mercury
Tertiary: Nickel
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Tungsten
Location
State: Alaska
Land Status
Land ownership: Unknown
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: Bently Falls
Company ID: 5000305
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1979
Owner Name: G. And M Mining Co. (Ed Montgomery)
Company ID: 5000305
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1979
Production
Year: 1918
Description: 62 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1918
Description: 2,666 Yards Processed. 750 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1917
Description: 92 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1917
Description: 1,418 Yards Processed. 520 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1916
Description: 1,688 Yards Processed. 318 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1921
Description: 8,000 Yards Processed. 1314 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1920
Description: 600 Yards Processed. 68 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1919
Description: 32 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1919
Description: 1,185 Yards Processed. 366 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1942
Description: 61 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1942
Description: 369 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1936
Description: 326 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1935
Description: 150 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1933
Description: 6 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1926
Description: 192 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1925
Description: 1741 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1924
Description: 13,000 Yards Processed. 1752 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1923
Description: 31,000 Yards Processed. 2418 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1922
Description: 21,500 Yards Processed. 1043 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1958
Description: 25 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1957
Description: 7 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1957
Description: 75 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1956
Description: 1 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1956
Description: 6 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1955
Description: 12 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1955
Description: 127 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1954
Description: 13 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1954
Description: 137 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1953
Description: 9 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1953
Description: 97 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1952
Description: 2 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1952
Description: 26 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1949
Description: 12 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1949
Description: 63 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1947
Description: 18 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1947
Description: 117 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1946
Description: 19 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1946
Description: 162 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1945
Description: 53 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1945
Description: 365 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1933
Description: 7,400 Yards Processed. 74 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1932
Description: 241 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1931
Description: 381 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1930
Description: 199 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1929
Description: 126 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1966
Description: 2 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1966
Description: 25 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1961
Description: 9 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1961
Description: 95 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1959
Description: 4 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1959
Description: 39 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1958
Description: 2 Troy Ounces Silver
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 D002624. PRIOR TO 1967, 11,274 OZ AU AND 901 OZ AG WERE PRODUCED FROM LILLIAN CREEK. (BOM-AFOC FILES) CLAIMS ARE BEING WORKED. REFS INDICATE HIGH CONCENTRATES OF STIBNITE, CHROMITE, BARITE. CINNABAR, PENTLANDITE AND SCHEELITE HAVE BEEN FOUND.
References
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 049-042
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 049-266
Reference (Deposit): B642j p. 208
Reference (Deposit): BMB153 p. 52
Reference (Deposit): B662b p. 56
Reference (Deposit): B662j pp. 270-271
Reference (Deposit): B712a p. 41
Reference (Deposit): B712g pp. 181-183
Reference (Deposit): B739g p. 157
Reference (Deposit): B783a p. 14
Reference (Deposit): B792a p. 19
Reference (Deposit): B797a p. 21
Reference (Deposit): B813a p. 30
Reference (Deposit): B824a p. 36
Reference (Deposit): B836a p. 36
Reference (Deposit): B844A p. 35
Reference (Deposit): B857A p. 34
Reference (Deposit): B864A p. 39
Reference (Deposit): B868A p. 39
Reference (Deposit): B880A p. 44
Reference (Deposit): B897A p. 52
Reference (Deposit): B910A p. 53
Reference (Deposit): B917A p. 53
Reference (Deposit): B926A p. 49
Reference (Deposit): B933A p. 46
Reference (Deposit): TDM1 pp. 14, 18, 26, 39
Reference (Deposit): IC8252 p. 55
Reference (Deposit): GC11 p. 5
Reference (Deposit): B1246 p. 239
Reference (Deposit): OF275
Reference (Deposit): C590 pp. 1-2, 10-11
Reference (Deposit): OF322 pp. 1, 4-7, 15-16
Reference (Deposit): P610 p. 31
Reference (Deposit): MF413
Reference (Deposit): B1374 p. 176
Reference (Deposit): IC8626 p. 11
Reference (Deposit): BMOF98-76 p. 50
Reference (Deposit): OF76-819 pp. 111-112
Reference (Deposit): OF77-168B p. 70
Reference (Deposit): OF77-168D p. 66
Reference (Deposit): OF81-1342A p. 20
Reference (Deposit): OF81-1342B p. 28
Reference (Deposit): OF82-719 p. 5, No. 86
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