The Homestake Creek is a gold, silver, and tin mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 495 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: 495 Feet (151 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver, Tin
Lat, Long: 65.3222, -151.33670
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Homestake Creek MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Homestake Creek
Secondary: Miracle
Secondary: Jessie
Secondary: Bonanza Bench Nos. 1-3
Secondary: Alaska
Secondary: Rapids
Secondary: Yellow Hornet
Secondary: Morelock Creek
Secondary: Squirrel
Secondary: Bessie
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Primary: Tin
Location
State: Alaska
District: Melozitna
Land Status
Land ownership: Federal
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: Edward Vogt Estate
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1976
Production
Year: 1954
Description: 3 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1954
Description: 6,326 Yards Processed. 25 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1952
Description: 3 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1952
Description: 39 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1943
Description: 9 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1943
Description: 5 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1942
Description: 1 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1941
Description: 1 Troy Ounces Gold
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Placer
Mining Method: Alluvial Mining
Milling Method: Gravity
Year First Production: 1902
Discovery Year: 1901
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: Y
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
Unknown: Cassiterite
Unknown: Garnet
Unknown: Gold
Unknown: Hematite
Unknown: Limonite
Unknown: Magnetite
Comments
Comment (Names): OTHER NAMES: HOMESTAKE CREEK, MIRACLE, JESSIE, YELLOW HORNET, BONANZA BENCH NOS 1-3, SQUIRREL, ALASKA RAPIDS.
Comment (Deposit): GREATEST CONC. CASSITERITE AT MOUTH OF BONANZA AND HOMESTAKE CREEKS. PG-QM TAKEN FROM WMR (UNNUMBERED) DATED JANUARY 1944. PRODUCTION PRIOR TO 1955: 110 OZ AU, 11 OZ AG (USBM FILES)
References
Reference (Deposit): WAR MINERALS REPORT406 p. 8
Reference (Deposit): RI4322
Reference (Deposit): OF239 p. 5
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 048-006
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 048-042
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 048-053
Reference (Deposit): B379b p. 55
Reference (Deposit): B592t p. 383
Reference (Deposit): B631 p. 82, plate 2
Reference (Deposit): B844D p. 43
Reference (Deposit): B864A p. 43
Reference (Deposit): B880A p. 47
Reference (Deposit): B910A pp. 57-58
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