The Black Creek Lode is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 3,848 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: 3,848 Feet (1,173 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 63.1739, -147.22920
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Black Creek Lode MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Black Creek Lode
Secondary: Black Creek Lode A
Secondary: Rusty Creek Lode No. 1
Secondary: Black Creek Lode 1-5
Secondary: Black Creek 2x
Secondary: Auk 1-7
Secondary: Wagner and Associates
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Alaska
District: Valdez Creek District
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
Not available
Production
Year: 1979
Description: Ore Produced 181 Metric Tons
Year: 1979
Description: Gold Production 2177 Grams
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1979
Discovery Year: 1934
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
Not available
References
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 067-010
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 067-157
Reference (Deposit): B897B pp. 120-121
Reference (Deposit): P700D pp. 45-51
Reference (Deposit): USBM OFR 34-90
Reference (Deposit): SR31 p. 22
Reference (Deposit): USBM OFR 1-92
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