The Mammoth Creek is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 1,601 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
Elevation: 1,601 Feet (488 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 65.5392, -145.19170
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Mammoth Creek MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Mammoth Creek
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Tungsten
Tertiary: Uranium
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Molybdenum
Tertiary: REE
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: Campbell, Robert H.
Company ID: 5000318
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1979
Owner Name: Bhk Co. (Jack Bannister)
Company ID: 5000318
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1979
Production
Year: 1956
Description: 241 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1956
Description: 996 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1955
Description: 32 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1955
Description: 155 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1948
Description: 680 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1948
Description: 362,000 Yards Processed. 3186 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1947
Description: 636 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1947
Description: 299,000 Yards Processed. 3050 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1946
Description: 597 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1946
Description: 251,000 Yards Processed. 2855 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1942
Description: 595 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1942
Description: 2900 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1941
Description: 1006 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1941
Description: 5301 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1925
Description: 820 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1925
Description: 198,897 Yards Processed. 3486 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1917
Description: 566 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1917
Description: 116,563 Yards Processed. 3424 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1916
Description: 250,098 Yards Processed. 7742 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1915
Description: 419,865 Yards Processed. 11137 Troy Ounces Gold
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): USGS CRIB D002681
References
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 050-376
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 050-452
Reference (Deposit): SP1 pp. 346-347
Reference (Deposit): B225 p. 58
Reference (Deposit): B251 p. 208
Reference (Deposit): B259b p. 29
Reference (Deposit): B263 p. 208
Reference (Deposit): B379b p. 54
Reference (Deposit): B442n pp. 234, 236-237
Reference (Deposit): B480j pp. 160-162
Reference (Deposit): B538 pp. 62-63
Reference (Deposit): B542j p. 212
Reference (Deposit): B622c pp. 60-61
Reference (Deposit): B642c p. 63
Reference (Deposit): B933A pp. 40-41, 67
Reference (Deposit): MR50-3 pp. 4-5
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 050-006A
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 050-032
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 050-074
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 050-235
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 050-236
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 050-275
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 050-315
Reference (Deposit): B897A pp. 49, 71
Reference (Deposit): B897C pp. 205-208, 212-213, 218-219
Reference (Deposit): B910A pp. 49, 76
Reference (Deposit): B917A pp. 47, 74
Reference (Deposit): B926A pp. 43-44, 70
Reference (Deposit): MR50-2 pp. 4-9
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 050-317
Reference (Deposit): BMB153 p. 53
Reference (Deposit): B662b p. 56
Reference (Deposit): B692b p. 37
Reference (Deposit): MR195-6 p. 21
Reference (Deposit): MR195-7 pp. 55-57
Reference (Deposit): MR195-9 p. 5
Reference (Deposit): C348 pp. 11-14
Reference (Deposit): GC5 p. 3
Reference (Deposit): MF391
Reference (Deposit): OF76-633 pp. 41-42
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