The Yankee Creek is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 1,949 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: 1,949 Feet (594 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 63.0047, -156.39170
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Yankee Creek MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Yankee Creek
Secondary: Mineral Survey 1271
Secondary: Fortune Fraction Ms
Secondary: Mineral Survey 1269
Secondary: Mineral Survey 1270
Secondary: Mineral Survey 1272
Secondary: Mineral Survey 1273
Secondary: Mayflower Assn. Ms
Secondary: Maki Bench Assn. Ms
Secondary: Yankee Creek Disc. Ms
Secondary: Yankee Creek Above Disc. Ms
Secondary: Yankee Creek 15-17 Above
Secondary: Yankee Creek 1-2 16 Gul.
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Chromium
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: Patented
Type: Located Claim
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Year: 1955
Description: 145 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1955
Description: 133,330 Yards Processed. 1358 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1954
Description: 244 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1954
Description: 148,148 Yards Processed. 3237 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1953
Description: 249 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1953
Description: 180,000 Yards Processed. 2154 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1952
Description: 262 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1952
Description: 240,000 Yards Processed. 2291 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1957
Description: 195,000 Yards Processed. 843 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1956
Description: 44 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1956
Description: 426 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1961
Description: 70 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1961
Description: 45,141 Yards Processed. 671 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1966
Description: 22 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1960
Description: 76 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1960
Description: 108,220 Yards Processed. 648 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1959
Description: 126 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1959
Description: 1086 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1958
Description: 89 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1958
Description: 75,000 Yards Processed. 763 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1957
Description: 90 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1966
Description: 23,667 Yards Processed. 161 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1965
Description: 14 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1965
Description: 22,421 Yards Processed. 106 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1964
Description: 96 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1964
Description: 62,333 Yards Processed. 796 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1963
Description: 83 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1963
Description: 68,806 Yards Processed. 696 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1962
Description: 98 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1962
Description: 76,400 Yards Processed. 832 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1951
Description: 238,000 Yards Processed. 1934 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1950
Description: 306 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1950
Description: 150,000 Yards Processed. 2796 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1951
Description: 223 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1915
Description: 12,282 Yards Processed. 1452 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1924
Description: 47,000 Yards Processed. 829 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1923
Description: 260 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1923
Description: 158,750 Yards Processed. 2175 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1922
Description: 712 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1922
Description: 136,000 Yards Processed. 5656 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1921
Description: 142 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1921
Description: 47,000 Yards Processed. 1316 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1918
Description: 15 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1918
Description: 667 Yards Processed. 142 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1917
Description: 22 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1917
Description: 444 Yards Processed. 208 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1916
Description: 33,703 Yards Processed. 2746 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1949
Description: 7 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1949
Description: 62 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1947
Description: 30 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1947
Description: 249 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1946
Description: 25 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1946
Description: 198 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1942
Description: 2 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1942
Description: 10 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1941
Description: 180 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1941
Description: 864 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1937
Description: 150 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1937
Description: 106,686 Yards Processed. 1096 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1936
Description: 162 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1936
Description: 133,999 Yards Processed. 1265 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1935
Description: 795 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1934
Description: 93,335 Yards Processed. 1160 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1933
Description: 150 Yards Processed. 9 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1931
Description: 1008 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1928
Description: 252 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1928
Description: 46,466 Yards Processed. 1293 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1934
Description: 144 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1927
Description: 796 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1927
Description: 4190 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1926
Description: 2971 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1925
Description: 625 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1925
Description: 3832 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1924
Description: 99 Troy Ounces Silver
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Placer
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1915
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
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): B578 pp. 35, 38-40
Reference (Deposit): B592d p. 70
Reference (Deposit): B622c p. 62
Reference (Deposit): B642c p. 65
Reference (Deposit): B642l pp. 249, 251, 265
Reference (Deposit): BMB142 p. 25
Reference (Deposit): BMB153 p. 54
Reference (Deposit): B662b p. 58
Reference (Deposit): B692b p. 38
Reference (Deposit): B722a p. 55
Reference (Deposit): B739a pp. 9, 39
Reference (Deposit): B754 p. 106
Reference (Deposit): B755a pp. 14, 43-44
Reference (Deposit): B773a p. 27
Reference (Deposit): B783a pp. 14, 18
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 064-050
Reference (Deposit): B410 p. 74
Reference (Deposit): B480m pp. 252-253
Reference (Deposit): B520c p. 40
Reference (Deposit): B542m pp. 296, 298-299
Reference (Deposit): B792a p. 25
Reference (Deposit): B797a pp. 20, 30
Reference (Deposit): B810a pp. 26, 40
Reference (Deposit): B813a pp. 30-31, 47
Reference (Deposit): B824a pp. 35, 52
Reference (Deposit): B836a pp. 35, 54
Reference (Deposit): B844A p. 54
Reference (Deposit): B857A pp. 32-33
Reference (Deposit): B864A pp. 37-38, 57
Reference (Deposit): B864C pp. 188-190
Reference (Deposit): B868A pp. 38, 59
Reference (Deposit): B880A pp. 41, 61
Reference (Deposit): B897A pp. 60, 71
Reference (Deposit): B910A pp. 51, 76
Reference (Deposit): B917A pp. 49, 75
Reference (Deposit): B926A pp. 45, 71
Reference (Deposit): B933A pp. 41, 68
Reference (Deposit): IR HMF 490924 p. 3
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 064-022
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 064-044
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 064-048
Reference (Deposit): IR RHS 6005 p. 3
Reference (Deposit): MF367
Reference (Deposit): OF508 p. 82
Reference (Deposit): OF76-576 pp. 86-87
Reference (Deposit): AOF134 pp. 7, 30
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