Lynx Creek

The Lynx Creek is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 709 feet.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Lynx Creek

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver

Location

State: Alaska

Land Status

Not available

Holdings

Type: Located Claim

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Not available

Production

Year: 1935
Description: 1 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1934
Description: 3 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1934
Description: 311 Yards Processed. 13 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1932
Description: 111 Yards Processed. 5 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1931
Description: 860 Yards Processed. 15 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1925
Description: 17 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1923
Description: 1,459 Yards Processed. 37 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1922
Description: 957 Yards Processed. 20 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1921
Description: 58 Yards Processed. 23 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1920
Description: 154 Yards Processed. 24 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1918
Description: 2 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1918
Description: 224 Yards Processed. 18 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1917
Description: 13 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1917
Description: 82 Yards Processed. 85 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1916
Description: 775 Yards Processed. 19 Troy Ounces Gold

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Placer
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1916
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 (Production): LYNX CREEK PRODUCED MORE THAN 62 OZ AU & 7 OZ AG 1911-1937.

References

Reference (Deposit): B933A p. 64

Reference (Deposit): GR37 pp. 5, 29

Reference (Deposit): GR39 p. 57

Reference (Deposit): MF448

Reference (Deposit): OF508 p. 35

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 037-024

Reference (Deposit): B542c p. 50

Reference (Deposit): B592d p. 72

Reference (Deposit): B642c p. 71

Reference (Deposit): B692b p. 42

Reference (Deposit): B792a p. 23

Reference (Deposit): B813a p. 44

Reference (Deposit): B824a p. 49

Reference (Deposit): B836a p. 51

Reference (Deposit): B844A p. 51

Reference (Deposit): B857A p. 48

Reference (Deposit): B864A p. 53

Reference (Deposit): B868A pp. 55-56

Reference (Deposit): B880A p. 58

Reference (Deposit): B897A p. 68

Reference (Deposit): B910A p. 73

Reference (Deposit): B917A p. 71

Reference (Deposit): B926A p. 67

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