Birch Creek

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

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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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