The White Creek is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 3,501 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
Elevation: 3,501 Feet (1,067 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 63.1825, -147.28530
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White Creek MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: White Creek
Secondary: Rustlers 1-3
Secondary: Bench No. 1-12
Secondary: Sourdough and Rabbit Creek Claim
Secondary: Goldhill No. 1-10
Secondary: Orphan Placer 1-12
Secondary: White Creek No. 1-3
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Lead
Location
State: Alaska
Land Status
Land ownership: Federal
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: 1932
Description: 8,000 Yards Processed. 46 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1934
Description: 35 Yards Processed. 51 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1936
Description: 21 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1934
Description: 10 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1931
Description: 62 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1929
Description: 28,800 Yards Processed. 55 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1925
Description: 9 Troy Ounces Gold
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Placer
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1925
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 (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 067-033
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 067-042
Reference (Deposit): B755c p. 137
Reference (Deposit): B783a p. 12
Reference (Deposit): B797a p. 18
Reference (Deposit): B844A pp. 29-30
Reference (Deposit): B849H pp. 453-454
Reference (Deposit): B857A p. 28
Reference (Deposit): B864A p. 32
Reference (Deposit): B868A p. 34
Reference (Deposit): B897B pp. 124-125, 128-129
Reference (Deposit): B910A p. 42
Reference (Deposit): B917A p. 40
Reference (Deposit): B926A p. 36
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 067-114
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 067-145
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 067-214
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 067-281
Reference (Deposit): B933A p. 36
Reference (Deposit): MF394
Reference (Deposit): OF508 p. 12
Reference (Deposit): B480g pp. 119, 123
Reference (Deposit): B498 pp. 55, 64-65
Reference (Deposit): B662b p. 49
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