The Meketchum Creek is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 449 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: 449 Feet (137 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 64.2075, -155.44310
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Meketchum Creek MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Meketchum Creek
Secondary: Red Dog Claim
Commodity
Primary: Gold
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
Owner Name: Short Gulch Mining Co., Ltd.
Info Year: 1981
Owner Name: Keith Tryck
Info Year: 1981
Production
Year: 1919
Description: 12 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1919
Description: 173 Yards Processed. 94 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1917
Description: Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1917
Description: Production Reported 6 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1926
Description: 178 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1925
Description: 425 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1924
Description: 200 Yards Processed. 175 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1922
Description: 1,200 Yards Processed. 258 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1921
Description: 556 Yards Processed. 283 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1920
Description: 1,037 Yards Processed. 333 Troy Ounces Gold
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Placer
Mining Method: Unknown
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
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): B824a p. 37
Reference (Deposit): B836a p. 38
Reference (Deposit): B844A p. 38
Reference (Deposit): B857A p. 34
Reference (Deposit): B864A p. 40
Reference (Deposit): B864C p. 155
Reference (Deposit): B868A p. 40
Reference (Deposit): MF405
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 056-024
Reference (Deposit): B692b p. 38
Reference (Deposit): MR195-6 pp. 34-35
Reference (Deposit): MR195-7 p. 92
Reference (Deposit): MR56-1
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