Glacier Creek

The Glacier Creek is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 98 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

Name: Glacier Creek  

State:  Alaska

County:  na

Elevation: 98 Feet (30 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 65.6636, -161.89720

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Glacier Creek MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Glacier Creek


Commodity

Primary: Gold


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: 1948
Description: 225 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1922
Description: 166 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1922
Description: 110,000 Yards Processed. 1348 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1921
Description: 122 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1921
Description: 71,800 Yards Processed. 1174 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1958
Description: 7 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1958
Description: 54 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1954
Description: 12 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1954
Description: 60 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1953
Description: 12 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1953
Description: 79 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1950
Description: 3 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1950
Description: 30 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1948
Description: 28 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1919
Description: 66 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1919
Description: 56,800 Yards Processed. 594 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1918
Description: 170 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1918
Description: 70,000 Yards Processed. 1386 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1917
Description: 236 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1917
Description: 165,200 Yards Processed. 2107 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1916
Description: 100,481 Yards Processed. 5009 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1915
Description: 12,509 Yards Processed. 114 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1947
Description: 20 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1947
Description: 181 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1945
Description: 3 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1945
Description: 157 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1941
Description: 23 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1941
Description: 209 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1936
Description: 30 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1935
Description: 16 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1934
Description: 3 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1934
Description: 18 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1929
Description: 280 Yards Processed. 36 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1926
Description: 9 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1924
Description: 33 Troy Ounces Gold


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Placer
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1915
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N


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

Not available


References

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 045-085

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 045-083C


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