Granite Creek

The Granite Creek is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 499 feet.

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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: Granite Creek

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Chromium
Tertiary: Silver

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

Owner Name: L. E. Wyrich
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1993

Owner Name: W. A. And Ann Williams
Company ID: 5001454
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1986

Production

Year: 1924
Description: 2,100 Yards Processed. 248 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1923
Description: 18,000 Yards Processed. 190 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1955
Description: 5 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1955
Description: 32 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1949
Description: 8 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1949
Description: 51 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1947
Description: 11 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1947
Description: 65 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1946
Description: 4 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1946
Description: 3,200 Yards Processed. 25 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1945
Description: 3 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1945
Description: 19 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1943
Description: 5 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1943
Description: 32 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1942
Description: 1 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1922
Description: 19,200 Yards Processed. 561 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1921
Description: 1,000 Yards Processed. 96 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1928
Description: 6,750 Yards Processed. 98 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1927
Description: 11,000 Yards Processed. 96 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1926
Description: 6,000 Yards Processed. 130 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1925
Description: 201 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1936
Description: 54 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1935
Description: 59 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1934
Description: 13 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1934
Description: 5,200 Yards Processed. 85 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1933
Description: 9 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1933
Description: 3,500 Yards Processed. 61 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1932
Description: 8,500 Yards Processed. 43 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1931
Description: 4,200 Yards Processed. 82 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1928
Description: 15 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1942
Description: 12 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1941
Description: 145 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1941
Description: 945 Troy Ounces Gold

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Placer
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1921
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 1956: 4004 OZ AU, 614 OZ AG (USBM AFOC FILES). MSHA ID 5001454

References

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 073-021

Reference (Deposit): B480m p. 254

Reference (Deposit): B783a p. 14

Reference (Deposit): B797a p. 21

Reference (Deposit): B836a p. 35

Reference (Deposit): B844A p. 34

Reference (Deposit): B864A p. 37

Reference (Deposit): B864C pp. 220-221

Reference (Deposit): B868A p. 37

Reference (Deposit): B880A p. 41

Reference (Deposit): B910A p. 50

Reference (Deposit): B933A p. 43

Reference (Deposit): C255 p. 9

Reference (Deposit): BMOF6-69 p. 6

Reference (Deposit): MF363

Reference (Deposit): OF508 p. 80

Reference (Deposit): B1374 pp. 145-148

Reference (Deposit): OF77-168D p. 55, No. 16

Reference (Deposit): OF82-719 p. 6, No. 121

Reference (Deposit): SR38 p. 26

Reference (Deposit): AK MINE LICENSE-1985 No. 604

Reference (Deposit): SR39 p. 26

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

Reference (Deposit): AND E.W. HANSEN. ALASKA'S MINERAL INDUSTRY 1994. AK DIV.

Reference (Deposit): GEOL. AND GEOPHYS. SURV. SPEC. REP. 48, 1994, P. 34.

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