M. S. 1169

The M. S. 1169 is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 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: M. S. 1169
Secondary: Dick Creek
Secondary: M. S. 1168
Secondary: Inspiration Mining Co.
Secondary: Bodis
Secondary: Gagne

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Tin
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
Type: Patented

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Owner Name: Dick Creek Mining
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1994

Owner Name: Pierre Larochelle
Percent: 60.00
Home Office: Canada
Info Year: 1978

Owner Name: David O. Scott Jr.
Percent: 40.00
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1978

Production

Year: 1954
Description: 2 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1954
Description: 19 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1953
Description: 4 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1953
Description: 1,500 Yards Processed. 50 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1952
Description: 6 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1952
Description: 1,200 Yards Processed. 52 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1951
Description: 13 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1951
Description: 4,500 Yards Processed. 113 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1950
Description: 11 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1936
Description: 227 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1935
Description: 241 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1934
Description: 49 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1934
Description: 15,000 Yards Processed. 249 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1930
Description: 41 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1929
Description: 4,000 Yards Processed. 41 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1928
Description: 9,000 Yards Processed. 373 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1924
Description: 2,750 Yards Processed. 570 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1923
Description: 700 Yards Processed. 106 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1922
Description: 150 Yards Processed. 38 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1918
Description: 6 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1918
Description: 53 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1917
Description: 46 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1950
Description: 6,000 Yards Processed. 124 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1949
Description: 7 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1949
Description: 3,000 Yards Processed. 69 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1948
Description: 12 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1948
Description: 5,000 Yards Processed. 128 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1946
Description: 15 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1946
Description: 8,000 Yards Processed. 135 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1945
Description: 11 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1945
Description: 118 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1943
Description: 43 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1943
Description: 245 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1941
Description: 29 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1941
Description: 273 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1917
Description: 2,977 Yards Processed. 415 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1916
Description: 154 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1915
Description: Production Reported 335 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 (Deposit): USGS CRIB A003638 M.S. 1168 ISSUED 1919 ON 10.31 ACRES - PAT. #393993. M.S. 1169 ISSUED 1919 ON 15.75 ACRES - PAT #675091. DREDGING, OPEN CUT MINING, HYDRALICKING, NONFLOAT METHODS. LOW-GRADE AURIFEROUS GRAVEL PLACER ON LEAST METAMORPHOSED PRE-CAMBRIAN YORK SLATE. REFERENCE POINT ON DICK CREEK AND 500 FT CONTOUR LINE. USGS CRIB D002562 UNREPORTED PRODUCTION DURING 1993 BY DICK CREEK MINING (SR 48).

References

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 044-078

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 044-079

Reference (Deposit): B880A p. 55

Reference (Deposit): B897A p. 63

Reference (Deposit): B910A p. 66

Reference (Deposit): B917A p. 65

Reference (Deposit): B926A p. 61

Reference (Deposit): B933A p. 58

Reference (Deposit): MR192-7 pp. 49-50

Reference (Deposit): TDM5R pp. 41, 43-44

Reference (Deposit): C265 pp. 4, 6

Reference (Deposit): MF417

Reference (Deposit): OF508 p. 55

Reference (Deposit): B1374 p. 98

Reference (Deposit): OF75-429

Reference (Deposit): BUNDTZEN, T.K., R.C. SWAINBANK, A.H. CLOUGH, M.W. HENNING,

Reference (Deposit): AND E.W. HANSEN. ALASKA'S MINERAL INDUSTRY 1993. AK DIV.

Reference (Deposit): GEOL. AND GEOPHYS. SURV. SPEC. REP. 48, 1994, P. 27.

Reference (Deposit): B783a p. 17

Reference (Deposit): B792a p. 22

Reference (Deposit): MR192-2 p. 35

Reference (Deposit): B810a p. 35

Reference (Deposit): B813a p. 42

Reference (Deposit): B824a p. 47

Reference (Deposit): B836a p. 48

Reference (Deposit): B857A p. 46

Reference (Deposit): B864A p. 51

Reference (Deposit): B868A p. 53

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 044-080

Reference (Deposit): B284o p. 157

Reference (Deposit): B328 p. 282

Reference (Deposit): B592u pp. 388, 393

Reference (Deposit): B622r p. 372

Reference (Deposit): B662q p. 455

Reference (Deposit): B692w p. 353

Reference (Deposit): B712h p. 189

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