The Democrat Creek is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 1,450 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: 1,450 Feet (442 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 64.3486, -146.41390
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Democrat Creek MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Democrat Creek
Secondary: Junction Creek
Secondary: Golden Mary H.
Secondary: Little Nugget 1
Secondary: Fearless
Secondary: Karen 1-3
Secondary: Zandon 1-4
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Alaska
Land Status
Land ownership: State
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: Bob Loveless
Production
Year: 1925
Description: 130 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1924
Description: 2,000 Yards Processed. 94 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1922
Description: 222 Yards Processed. 38 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1921
Description: 74 Yards Processed. 28 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1920
Description: 1,859 Yards Processed. 83 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1919
Description: 18 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1919
Description: 115 Yards Processed. 88 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1917
Description: 9 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1917
Description: 48 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1956
Description: 1 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1956
Description: 5 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1935
Description: 9 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1934
Description: 2 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1934
Description: 9 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1931
Description: 64 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1930
Description: 12 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1930
Description: 45 Troy Ounces Gold
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Placer
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1917
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): MAP SHOWS DEMOCRAT CR. AS A TRIB. OF JUNCTION, BUT ALL REFERENCES REFER TO IT AS A TRIB. OF BANNER CR. NEB PUT IT AS A TRIB. OF JUNCTION
References
Reference (Deposit): B442n p. 245
Reference (Deposit): B480j p. 167
Reference (Deposit): B525a pp. 113, 142
Reference (Deposit): B542j p. 222
Reference (Deposit): B592r p. 361
Reference (Deposit): B622l p. 235
Reference (Deposit): BMB142 p. 25
Reference (Deposit): B739a p. 33
Reference (Deposit): MR195-10 pp. 134-135
Reference (Deposit): MR195-8 p. 76
Reference (Deposit): B783a p. 15
Reference (Deposit): B797a p. 20
Reference (Deposit): B810a p. 26
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 059-016
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 059-040
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 059-050
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 059-052
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 059-058
Reference (Deposit): B379b p. 55
Reference (Deposit): B813a p. 29
Reference (Deposit): B824a p. 34
Reference (Deposit): B836a p. 34
Reference (Deposit): GC3 pp. 2, 4
Reference (Deposit): P610 p. 31
Reference (Deposit): MF388
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