Sullivan Creek

The Sullivan 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

Name: Sullivan Creek

State:  Alaska

County:  na

Elevation: 600 Feet (183 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 65.0931, -150.86060

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Sullivan Creek MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Sullivan Creek


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Chromium
Tertiary: REE
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Thorium
Tertiary: Tin


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

Not available


Production

Year: 1954
Description: 116 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1951
Description: 9 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1951
Description: 35,000 Yards Processed. 40 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1950
Description: 43 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1950
Description: 105,000 Yards Processed. 206 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1949
Description: 79 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1949
Description: 375 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1941
Description: 763 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1941
Description: 3555 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1932
Description: 1,296 Yards Processed. 545 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1925
Description: 4 Pounds Tin
Year: 1925
Description: 1124 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1924
Description: 541 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1923
Description: 3,600 Yards Processed. 111 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1922
Description: 216 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1921
Description: 20,200 Yards Processed. 358 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1917
Description: 166 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1917
Description: 3,333 Yards Processed. 987 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1916
Description: 4,348 Yards Processed. 2341 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1915
Description: 1,832 Yards Processed. 691 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1954
Description: 25 Troy Ounces Silver


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 (Deposit): THRU 1956 PRODUCED 58,136 OZ AU, 5,463 OZ AG, 215,445 LBS CASSITERITE CONCENTRATE. TAILINGS PILES CONTAIN 0.57 G/CU-M AU, 346 G/CU-M SN IN 447,000 CU METERS OF TAILINGS.


References

Reference (Deposit): RI5373 pp. 7-8, 22, 27-31, 55

Reference (Deposit): P530 p. 111

Reference (Deposit): MF371

Reference (Deposit): OF508 p. 76

Reference (Deposit): B824a pp. 36-37

Reference (Deposit): B836a p. 36

Reference (Deposit): B844A p. 37

Reference (Deposit): B844D pp. 209-210

Reference (Deposit): B844Da p. 239

Reference (Deposit): B857A p. 33

Reference (Deposit): B868A p. 41

Reference (Deposit): B880A p. 42

Reference (Deposit): B897A p. 51

Reference (Deposit): B910A pp. 52-53

Reference (Deposit): B917A p. 50

Reference (Deposit): B926A p. 47

Reference (Deposit): B933A p. 43

Reference (Deposit): TDM1 p. 34

Reference (Deposit): RI4346

Reference (Deposit): B442n pp. 242-243

Reference (Deposit): B480j p. 166

Reference (Deposit): B520e pp. 89, 92

Reference (Deposit): B520p pp. 276, 277, 283-285

Reference (Deposit): B535 pp. 28-30, 33, 35-37

Reference (Deposit): B542j p. 221

Reference (Deposit): B592d p. 68

Reference (Deposit): B592r p. 362

Reference (Deposit): B622e pp. 92-93

Reference (Deposit): B622m pp. 240-241

Reference (Deposit): B642c p. 64

Reference (Deposit): BMB142 p. 25

Reference (Deposit): BMB153 p. 52

Reference (Deposit): B692b pp. 37-38

Reference (Deposit): B692t pp. 333-334

Reference (Deposit): B712a p. 40

Reference (Deposit): B755c p. 149

Reference (Deposit): B783a p. 14

Reference (Deposit): B379b p. 56

Reference (Deposit): B442a p. 39

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 048-076

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 048-127


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