The Dan Creek is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 2,001 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: 2,001 Feet (610 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 61.3744, -142.52220
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Dan Creek MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Dan Creek
Secondary: Nicolai Placer Mines
Secondary: Dan Creek Mining Co.
Secondary: C. Cayouette
Secondary: O'Neill
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: James Edwards
Company ID: 5001380
Percent: 2.00
Info Year: 1976
Owner Name: Sig Wold
Company ID: 5001380
Percent: 2.00
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1976
Owner Name: Raymond Trotochau
Company ID: 5001380
Percent: 96.00
Home Office: Washington
Info Year: 1976
Owner Name: Dan Creek Ventures-Tim Jacobsen
Company ID: 5001380
Home Office: Washington
Info Year: 1983
Owner Name: Talmo, Inc.
Company ID: 5001380
Home Office: Washington
Info Year: 1980
Production
Year: 1929
Description: 187 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1929
Description: 1377 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1928
Description: 158 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1928
Description: 150,000 Yards Processed. 1643 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1927
Description: 991 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1926
Description: 846 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1947
Description: 15 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1947
Description: 25,000 Yards Processed. 141 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1946
Description: 1 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1946
Description: 6 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1942
Description: 46 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1942
Description: 469 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1941
Description: 53 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1941
Description: 507 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1936
Description: 507 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1925
Description: 1136 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1924
Description: 1,550 Yards Processed. 1887 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1923
Description: 51,150 Yards Processed. 2658 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1922
Description: 164,687 Yards Processed. 4150 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1921
Description: 64,818 Yards Processed. 1772 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1921
Description: 1950 Pounds Copper
Year: 1920
Description: 72,067 Yards Processed. 3675 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1920
Description: 14000 Pounds Copper
Year: 1934
Description: 4 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1954
Description: 6 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1954
Description: 2,444 Yards Processed. 46 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1953
Description: 7 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1953
Description: 2,500 Yards Processed. 68 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1934
Description: 44 Yards Processed. 18 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1932
Description: 89 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1932
Description: 879 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1930
Description: 89 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1930
Description: 870 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1957
Description: 646 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1957
Description: 67 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1919
Description: 281 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1919
Description: 124,310 Yards Processed. 2637 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1918
Description: 285 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1918
Description: 100,041 Yards Processed. 3386 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1917
Description: 332 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1917
Description: 108,237 Yards Processed. 3074 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1916
Description: 168,295 Yards Processed. 2324 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1915
Description: 81,000 Yards Processed. 2112 Troy Ounces Gold
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Placer
Mining Method: Unknown
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 (Ownership): OPERATOR ADDRESS: TALMO, INC., LYLE SEVERTSON, MGR. 6502 ROSEDALE ST. GIG HARBOR, WASHINGTON 98335 TELE: (206) 857-6151 OWNER-OPERATOR ADDRESS: DAN CREEK VENTURES-TIM JACOBSEN P.O. BOX 401 GIG HARBOR, WASHINGTON 98335 TELE: (206) 858-8532 HOME TELE: (206) 857-6151 WORK
Comment (Production): PRODUCTION PRIOR TO 1958: 35,893 OZ AU, 3335 OZ AG (USBM AFOC FILES). PLACERS YIELDED ABOUT 40 TONS OF NATIVE CU AS A BYPRODUCT (B947-F, P. 120).
References
Reference (Deposit): B810a p. 21
Reference (Deposit): B813a p. 24
Reference (Deposit): B824a p. 28
Reference (Deposit): B836a p. 27
Reference (Deposit): B844A p. 28
Reference (Deposit): B857A p. 26
Reference (Deposit): B947F pp. 98, 119-120
Reference (Deposit): C184 p. 3
Reference (Deposit): I438
Reference (Deposit): B1246 p. 53
Reference (Deposit): C604 p. 3
Reference (Deposit): P610 p. 14
Reference (Deposit): B1333 pp. 29-30
Reference (Deposit): MF395
Reference (Deposit): OF508 p. 19
Reference (Deposit): B1374
Reference (Deposit): MF773B
Reference (Deposit): B864A p. 30
Reference (Deposit): B868A p. 31
Reference (Deposit): B880A p. 34
Reference (Deposit): B880B p. 98
Reference (Deposit): B894 pp. 125-126, 128-131
Reference (Deposit): B897A p. 40
Reference (Deposit): B910A pp. 38-39
Reference (Deposit): B917A p. 37
Reference (Deposit): B926A p. 34
Reference (Deposit): B933A p. 33
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): OF77-169A
Reference (Deposit): MTA 82 No. E-73
Reference (Deposit): AK MINE LICENSE-1983
Reference (Deposit): SR31 p. 22
Reference (Deposit): B520g p. 107
Reference (Deposit): B542f p. 84
Reference (Deposit): B592d p. 61
Reference (Deposit): B622g pp. 105, 115-116
Reference (Deposit): BMB153 p. 33
Reference (Deposit): B714g pp. 196
Reference (Deposit): B722a p. 39
Reference (Deposit): B755a p. 27
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 087-003
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 087-011
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 087-075
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 087-076
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 087-111
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 087-120
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 087-151
Reference (Deposit): P15 pp. 59-61
Reference (Deposit): B259c pp. 44-46
Reference (Deposit): B263 pp. 37, 39, 207
Reference (Deposit): B345c p. 37
Reference (Deposit): B345h pp. 168-169
Reference (Deposit): B374 pp. 45, 91-92, 97-99
Reference (Deposit): B379i p. 156
Reference (Deposit): B442g pp. 158, 162-163
Reference (Deposit): B448 pp. 76, 80, 98-103
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