The Olympic Creek is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 121 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: 121 Feet (37 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 59.3411, -161.21530
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Olympic Creek MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Olympic Creek
Secondary: George Wickert
Secondary: Peter Roeser
Secondary: Discovery
Secondary: Nos. 1-2 Above Discovery
Commodity
Primary: Gold
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
Not available
Production
Year: 1946
Description: 25 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1946
Description: 7,000 Yards Processed. 170 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1928
Description: 16 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1925
Description: 4 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1923
Description: 800 Yards Processed. 23 Troy Ounces Gold
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Placer
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1923
Discovery Year: 1920
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
Unknown: Gold
Unknown: Silver
Comments
Comment (Workings): Workings conducted on Discovery claim. Approx 10,000 sq. ft of bedrock cleared.
Comment (Ownership): Previous owners: George Wiehert, 1923 Peter Roeser, 1925
References
Reference (Deposit): B813a p. 37
Reference (Deposit): MR101-2 pp. 9, 12-13
Reference (Deposit): B824a p. 43
Reference (Deposit): B836a p. 44
Reference (Deposit): B844A p. 44
Reference (Deposit): MF447
Reference (Deposit): B1139 p. 112
Reference (Deposit): OF77-168D p. 48
Reference (Deposit): BMOF1-88 pp. 7,14,16-17,50-51,131-133
Reference (Deposit): OF77-156 p. 43
Reference (Deposit): I339
Reference (Deposit): MR101-1 p. 2
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 101-018
Reference (Deposit): B797a p. 25
Reference (Deposit): B810a p. 32
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