Democrat Creek

The Democrat Creek is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 1,450 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: 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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