The Lake Creek is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 1,152 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: 1,152 Feet (351 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 67.4767, -151.57920
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Lake Creek MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Lake Creek
Secondary: Peters, Kenneth & Caroline
Secondary: Rivers, Guy
Secondary: Wally's One
Secondary: Skyview
Secondary: Eureka
Secondary: Drift
Secondary: Taltaamus, Paul W.
Secondary: Pruitt, Jack H.
Secondary: Stuart, Perry E.
Secondary: Tapp, Gene E.
Secondary: Spring Creek
Secondary: Primus
Secondary: Meader, F. & Elaine
Secondary: Armstrong, Edward
Secondary: Maple Leaf Gold
Secondary: Lake Cr Disc
Secondary: Lake Cr 1-10
Secondary: Gordon, Wallace E.
Secondary: Wally's Second Chance
Secondary: Wally's Third Try
Secondary: Wally's Last Shot
Secondary: Adl 302619-302622
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Antimony
Tertiary: Bismuth
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Tungsten
Location
State: Alaska
Land Status
Land ownership: State
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: Wild River Ventures
Info Year: 1985
Owner Name: Wallace E. And Bonnie L. Gordon
Info Year: 1985
Production
Year: 1922
Description: 200 Yards Processed. 55 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1921
Description: 496 Yards Processed. 122 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1955
Description: 1 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1955
Description: 3,000 Yards Processed. 15 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1954
Description: 3 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1954
Description: 162 Yards Processed. 45 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1953
Description: 3 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1936
Description: 8 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1934
Description: 1 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1934
Description: 992 Yards Processed. 24 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1953
Description: 626 Yards Processed. 51 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1950
Description: 2 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1950
Description: 50 Yards Processed. 27 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1949
Description: 4 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1949
Description: 3,126 Yards Processed. 51 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1941
Description: 1 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1941
Description: 10 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1933
Description: 27 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1931
Description: 23 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1930
Description: 44 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1929
Description: 28 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1928
Description: 5 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1926
Description: 53 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1925
Description: 8 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1924
Description: 37 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1932
Description: 66 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1923
Description: 74 Yards Processed. 43 Troy Ounces Gold
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Placer
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1921
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
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 (Deposit): REFERENCE POINT IS AT CONFLUENCE OF LAKE CREEK & WILD LAKE. PROSPECTS OCCUR ON LAKE CREEK. 1072 OZ AU, 40 OZ AG PRODUCED AS OF 1955.
References
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 030-003
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 030-037
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 030-094
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 030-095
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 030-172
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 030-184
Reference (Deposit): B442q pp. 292, 314
Reference (Deposit): B532 pp. 70, 109
Reference (Deposit): MR195-8 p. 103
Reference (Deposit): B815 p. 333
Reference (Deposit): B857A p. 36
Reference (Deposit): B868A p. 42
Reference (Deposit): MR194-7 pp. 123-126
Reference (Deposit): B917A p. 55
Reference (Deposit): TDM1 p. 39
Reference (Deposit): TDM2 pp. 17, 20
Reference (Deposit): RI4174 p. 28
Reference (Deposit): AK MINE LICENSE-1983 No. 026
Reference (Deposit): AK MINE LICENSE-1985 No. 740
Reference (Deposit): SR39 p. 22
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