The South Fork Hess Creek is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 1,243 feet.
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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: 1,243 Feet (379 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 65.5494, -148.35140
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South Fork Hess Creek MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: South Fork Hess Creek
Secondary: Alabam Creek
Secondary: Goldstream Creek
Secondary: Miller Creek
Secondary: Snow Gulch
Secondary: Helen Gulch
Secondary: Discovery Pup
Secondary: Patterson Creek
Secondary: Pedro Creek
Secondary: Willow Creek
Secondary: Wilson Creek
Secondary: Martin Creek
Secondary: California Creek
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Alaska
Land Status
Land ownership: Unknown
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: 1960
Description: 2 Troy Ounces Gold
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Placer
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1960
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 (Location): S. FORK HESS IS INCLUDED AS PART OF PLACER DEPOSIT BECAUSE HISTORIC CREEK BASIN DEPOSIT WAS CONTIGUOUS. SOUTH FORK HESS CREEK IS SEPARATED FROM ALABAM, GOLDSTREAM, MARTIN AND MILLER CREEKS BY AN AQUEDUCT SYSTEM.
References
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 049-018
Reference (Deposit): B642c p. 63
Reference (Deposit): B642j pp. 207-208
Reference (Deposit): B662j pp. 259, 272-273
Reference (Deposit): MF413
Reference (Deposit): AMR 81-82
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