South Fork Hess Creek

The South Fork Hess Creek is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 1,243 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: 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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