Midnight Creek

The Midnight Creek is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 600 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

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Site Name

Primary: Midnight Creek
Secondary: California
Secondary: Oregon
Secondary: Willow
Secondary: Hawk
Secondary: Squirrel Fraction
Secondary: Bear
Secondary: Rabbit
Secondary: Interprise
Secondary: Trixie
Secondary: Cammy

Commodity

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

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: 1954
Description: 1 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1954
Description: 7 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1950
Description: 23 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1950
Description: 170 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1949
Description: 37 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1942
Description: 310 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1942
Description: 1947 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1941
Description: 22 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1941
Description: 142 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1916
Description: 1,555 Yards Processed. 315 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1915
Description: 389 Yards Processed. 130 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1949
Description: 29,333 Yards Processed. 260 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1947
Description: 59 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1947
Description: 16,000 Yards Processed. 450 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1943
Description: 1 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1943
Description: 6 Troy Ounces Gold

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Placer
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1915
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 D002616. IN 1927 1037 LB. CASSITERITE SHIPPED FROM MIDNIGHT CR. (CHAPIN, 1919). 7320 LB. PROD. 1940-42 (CHAPMAN ET AL 1963). PRODUCTION PRIOR TO 1955: 4148 OZ AU, 612 OZ AG (USBM AFOC FILES).

References

Reference (Deposit): B692b pp. 20, 38

Reference (Deposit): B592s p. 366

Reference (Deposit): B622c p. 57

Reference (Deposit): B642l pp. 242-243, 260, 265

Reference (Deposit): BMB153 p. 53

Reference (Deposit): B662b pp. 57-58

Reference (Deposit): B692

Reference (Deposit): B754 pp. 94, 117-118

Reference (Deposit): B864C pp. 146, 152

Reference (Deposit): IR JCR 390810 p. 12

Reference (Deposit): TDM1 p. 34

Reference (Deposit): TDM2 p. 20

Reference (Deposit): RI4174 p. 28

Reference (Deposit): OF239 pp. 37, 40-42, 51

Reference (Deposit): MF405

Reference (Deposit): OF508 p. 95

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 056-005

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 056-028

Reference (Deposit): B520q pp. 291, 296

Reference (Deposit): B542l pp. 287-292

Reference (Deposit): B578 pp. 41-42, 44-45

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