The Birch Creek is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 410 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: 410 Feet (125 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 64.4592, -155.35250
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Birch Creek MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Birch Creek
Secondary: Independent
Secondary: Wing Bone
Secondary: Moose
Secondary: Owl
Secondary: Bluff
Secondary: Dolly
Secondary: Discovery
Secondary: Bear
Secondary: Fox
Secondary: Grubstake
Secondary: Beaver Dam
Secondary: Moose Jaw
Secondary: Birch Creek 1-2
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Bismuth
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Tin
Location
State: Alaska
Land Status
Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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
Not available
Production
Year: 1941
Description: 51 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1941
Description: 271 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1936
Description: 24 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1935
Description: 117 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1934
Description: 67 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1932
Description: 2,166 Yards Processed. 914 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1931
Description: 1415 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1930
Description: 64 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1930
Description: 1467 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1929
Description: 53 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1924
Description: 1,000 Yards Processed. 49 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1922
Description: 100 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1920
Description: 482 Yards Processed. 760 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1934
Description: 296 Yards Processed. 368 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1933
Description: 1,111 Yards Processed. 404 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1917
Description: 19 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1917
Description: 177 Yards Processed. 141 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1916
Description: 4,000 Yards Processed. 1201 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1946
Description: 7 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1946
Description: 68 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1942
Description: 1714 Troy Ounces Gold
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Placer
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1916
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): PRODUCTION PRIOR TO 1925: 2478 OZ AU, 306 OZ AG (USBM AFOC FILES).
References
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 056-002
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 056-021
Reference (Deposit): B520q p. 291
Reference (Deposit): B642l pp. 246-247, 265
Reference (Deposit): BMB142 p. 25
Reference (Deposit): BMB153 p. 53
Reference (Deposit): B662b p. 58
Reference (Deposit): B692
Reference (Deposit): B722a p. 54
Reference (Deposit): B754 pp. 98, 118
Reference (Deposit): B813a p. 34
Reference (Deposit): B864C p. 157
Reference (Deposit): B868A p. 40
Reference (Deposit): B897A p. 52
Reference (Deposit): TDM1 p. 34
Reference (Deposit): I289
Reference (Deposit): IR RHS 6003 p. 7
Reference (Deposit): OF239 pp. 37, 51, 40, 42-44
Reference (Deposit): MF405
Reference (Deposit): OF508 p. 95
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