Portage Creek and Trib

The Portage Creek and Trib is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 1,089 feet.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Portage Creek and Trib

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Tungsten
Tertiary: Tin

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

Owner Name: R. B. Willey
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1979

Owner Name: W. D. Nelson
Percent: 4.00
Info Year: 1976

Owner Name: Richard Tyrrell
Percent: 8.00
Info Year: 1976

Owner Name: Eugene Schroeder
Percent: 21.00
Info Year: 1976

Owner Name: Estate Of W. W. Estes And Frank Leach
Percent: 54.00
Info Year: 1976

Owner Name: Sol B. Moore
Percent: 13.00
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1976

Owner Name: Ben Willis
Info Year: 1976

Production

Year: 1964
Description: 102 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1963
Description: 2 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1963
Description: 600 Yards Processed. 10 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1962
Description: 12 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1962
Description: 51 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1961
Description: 24 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1961
Description: 105 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1960
Description: 4 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1960
Description: 15 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1959
Description: 15 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1959
Description: 64 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1958
Description: 13 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1958
Description: 3,000 Yards Processed. 52 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1957
Description: 16 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1957
Description: 69 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1956
Description: 19 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1956
Description: 78 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1955
Description: 4 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1955
Description: 16 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1954
Description: 41 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1954
Description: 177 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1953
Description: 29 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1953
Description: 181 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1952
Description: 13 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1952
Description: 68 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1951
Description: 3 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1951
Description: 27 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1950
Description: 53 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1950
Description: 219 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1949
Description: 19 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1949
Description: 103 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1948
Description: 1 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1948
Description: 6 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1945
Description: 2 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1945
Description: 14 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1942
Description: 31 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1942
Description: 82 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1941
Description: 355 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1941
Description: 1528 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1936
Description: 21 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1935
Description: 2 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1924
Description: 24 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1964
Description: 32 Troy Ounces Silver

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Placer
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1924
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 D00268.7 BEN WILLIS WORKING ON PORTAGE CREEK IN 1975 (CARNES, 1975). PRODUCTION PRIOR TO 1963: 4842 OZ AU, 1162 OZ AG (USBM AFOC FILES).

References

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 050-134

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 050-133

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 050-088

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 050-070

Reference (Deposit): B864A p. 38

Reference (Deposit): B592r p. 360

Reference (Deposit): B542j p. 213

Reference (Deposit): B314n p. 198

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 050-367

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 050-331

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 050-309

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 050-297

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 050-271

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 050-210

Reference (Deposit): GEOL. AND GEOPHYS. SURV. SPEC. REP. 48, 1994, P. 30.

Reference (Deposit): AND E.W. HANSEN. ALASKA'S MINERAL INDUSTRY 1993. AK DIV.

Reference (Deposit): BUNDTZEN, T.K., R.C. SWAINBANK, A.H. CLOUGH, M.W. HENNING,

Reference (Deposit): OF76-633 pp. 54-55

Reference (Deposit): BMOF98-76 p. 23

Reference (Deposit): OF508 p. 66

Reference (Deposit): MF391

Reference (Deposit): B1246 p. 210

Reference (Deposit): P530 p. 110

Reference (Deposit): C348 pp. 11-15

Reference (Deposit): C335 pp. 4-5

Reference (Deposit): C248 pp. 3, 15

Reference (Deposit): TDM1 p. 32

Reference (Deposit): B926A p. 44

Reference (Deposit): B917A p. 48

Reference (Deposit): B910A p. 49

Reference (Deposit): B897C pp. 250-251

Reference (Deposit): B897A p. 50

Reference (Deposit): B933A p. 41

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 050-146

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