Homestake Creek

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

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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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