The Woodchopper Creek is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 400 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: 400 Feet (122 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 65.0539, -151.01170
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Woodchopper Creek MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Woodchopper Creek
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Tin
Location
State: Alaska
Land Status
Land ownership: Federal
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: 1921
Description: 700 Yards Processed. 111 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1920
Description: 1500 Pounds Tin
Year: 1920
Description: 1,482 Yards Processed. 810 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1951
Description: 14 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1951
Description: 88 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1950
Description: 22 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1950
Description: 1,600 Yards Processed. 113 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1942
Description: 3 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1942
Description: 12 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1927
Description: 5,926 Yards Processed. 1928 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1926
Description: 1466 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1924
Description: 387 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1922
Description: 15,000 Yards Processed. 241 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1918
Description: 127 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1918
Description: 1,296 Yards Processed. 753 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1916
Description: 35,000 Yards Processed. 20854 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 (Deposit): THRU 1956 PRODUCED 40,300 LBS. CASSITERITE CONCENTRATE. THRU 1956 PRODUCED 28,501 OZ AU, 3,402 OZ AG. TAILINGS PILES CONTAIN 0.57 G/CU-M AU, 346 G/CU-M SN IN 137,000 CU METERS OF TAILINGS.
References
Reference (Deposit): B868A p. 41
Reference (Deposit): B880A p. 42
Reference (Deposit): B897A p. 51
Reference (Deposit): B917A p. 50
Reference (Deposit): B926A p. 47
Reference (Deposit): B933A p. 43
Reference (Deposit): TDM1 p. 34
Reference (Deposit): RI5373 pp. 6-9, 47
Reference (Deposit): B1058I pp. 372-408
Reference (Deposit): MF371
Reference (Deposit): OF508 p. 76
Reference (Deposit): BMOF98-76 pp. 82-85
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 048-009
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 048-039
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 048-071
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 048-073
Reference (Deposit): B810a pp. 28, 53
Reference (Deposit): B836a p. 36
Reference (Deposit): B844D p. 212
Reference (Deposit): B642c p. 64
Reference (Deposit): BMB142 p. 25
Reference (Deposit): BMB153 p. 52
Reference (Deposit): B662b p. 57
Reference (Deposit): B692b p. 37
Reference (Deposit): B692t pp. 331-332, 334
Reference (Deposit): B755c pp. 149-150
Reference (Deposit): B797a p. 22
Reference (Deposit): B857A p. 33
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 048-075
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 048-133
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 048-197
Reference (Deposit): B592r p. 362
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