White Creek

The White Creek is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 2,487 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: White Creek
Secondary: Chititu Creek
Secondary: Rex Creek
Secondary: Jolly Gulch

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Silver

Location

State: Alaska

Land Status

Land ownership: Mixed
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
Type: Patented

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Owner Name: Russell Hoffman
Percent: 92.00
Info Year: 1985

Owner Name: Eula Vickery
Percent: 7.00
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1985

Production

Year: 1941
Description: 140 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1941
Description: 1445 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1950
Description: 199 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1947
Description: 12 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1947
Description: 30,000 Yards Processed. 119 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1946
Description: 25 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1946
Description: 34,000 Yards Processed. 258 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1928
Description: 58,100 Yards Processed. 2047 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1927
Description: 161,604 Yards Processed. 2007 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1926
Description: 122,292 Yards Processed. 2355 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1925
Description: 4104 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1924
Description: 101,680 Yards Processed. 3251 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1936
Description: 1732 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1935
Description: 1194 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1934
Description: 129 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1934
Description: 92,976 Yards Processed. 1294 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1932
Description: 101,320 Yards Processed. 900 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1931
Description: 212 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1931
Description: 1998 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1930
Description: 274 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1930
Description: 132,003 Yards Processed. 2587 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1929
Description: 307 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1929
Description: 78,457 Yards Processed. 1798 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1928
Description: 231 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1922
Description: 3,000 Yards Processed. 145 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1921
Description: 200,000 Yards Processed. 4837 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1917
Description: 251 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1917
Description: 32,000 Yards Processed. 2673 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1923
Description: 60,670 Yards Processed. 2136 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1915
Description: 158,300 Yards Processed. 4209 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1906
Description: 2854 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1957
Description: 200 Yards Processed. 6 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1953
Description: 3 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1953
Description: 1,000 Yards Processed. 28 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1950
Description: 19 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1943
Description: 12 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1943
Description: 124 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1942
Description: 38 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1942
Description: 384 Troy Ounces Gold

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Placer
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1906
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): USGS CRIB A001981. USGS CRIB A001998 CHITITU CR. AND TRIBS. WERE THE MAJOR PLACER AU PRODUCERS OF THE NIZINA DISTRICT (MF 773B). PRODUCTION PRIOR TO 1951: 44,924 OZ AU, 3612 OZ AG (USBM AFOC FILES). NO RECORD OF COPPER PRODUCTION.

References

Reference (Deposit): B714g p. 196

Reference (Deposit): B722a p. 39

Reference (Deposit): B755a pp. 27-28

Reference (Deposit): B755b pp. 69-71

Reference (Deposit): B783a p. 12

Reference (Deposit): B792a pp. 15, 29

Reference (Deposit): B797a pp. 16-17

Reference (Deposit): B810a p. 21

Reference (Deposit): B813a p. 24

Reference (Deposit): B824a p. 28

Reference (Deposit): B836a p. 27

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 087-010

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 087-013

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 087-022

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 087-071

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 087-072

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 087-074

Reference (Deposit): B880A p. 34

Reference (Deposit): B880B p. 98

Reference (Deposit): B894 pp. 125-126, 128-131

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 087-121

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 087-122

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 087-150

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 087-172

Reference (Deposit): P15 pp. 60, 63

Reference (Deposit): B263 p. 207

Reference (Deposit): P41 pp. 118-119

Reference (Deposit): B345h pp. 172-173

Reference (Deposit): B374 pp. 45, 95-97

Reference (Deposit): B379i p. 156

Reference (Deposit): B417 pp. 158, 162-163

Reference (Deposit): B448 pp. 76, 80, 98-100, 103-107

Reference (Deposit): B520g p. 107

Reference (Deposit): B542f pp. 84-85

Reference (Deposit): B592d pp. 61-62

Reference (Deposit): B622g pp. 103-117

Reference (Deposit): B649 pp. 62-63

Reference (Deposit): BMB153 p. 33

Reference (Deposit): B662b p. 43

Reference (Deposit): B844A p. 28

Reference (Deposit): B857A p. 26

Reference (Deposit): B864A p. 30

Reference (Deposit): B868A p. 31

Reference (Deposit): B897A pp. 40-41

Reference (Deposit): B910A p. 38

Reference (Deposit): B947F p. 98

Reference (Deposit): I438

Reference (Deposit): B1246 p. 53

Reference (Deposit): C604 p. 3

Reference (Deposit): P610 p. 14

Reference (Deposit): MF395

Reference (Deposit): OF508 p. 19

Reference (Deposit): MF773B

Reference (Deposit): AK MINE LICENSE-1985 No. 769

Reference (Deposit): SR39 p. 28

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