The Poorman Creek is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 2,201 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: 2,201 Feet (671 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 62.5831, -150.81140
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Poorman Creek MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Poorman Creek
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Chromium
Tertiary: Uranium
Tertiary: Tin
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: PGE
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: B. S Mining Co.
Company ID: 5001042
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1976
Production
Year: 1926
Description: 96 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1925
Description: 193 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1924
Description: 145 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1923
Description: 4,000 Yards Processed. 96 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1922
Description: 2,000 Yards Processed. 48 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1918
Description: 26 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1918
Description: 1,222 Yards Processed. 203 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1917
Description: 25 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1917
Description: 172 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1916
Description: 4,500 Yards Processed. 239 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1907
Description: 133 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1907
Description: 1007 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1906
Description: 193 Troy Ounces Gold
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Placer
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1906
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 (Production): USGS CRIB M045408. B S MINING CO. REPORTED OPERATING 1975 (OF 98-76). PRODUCTION PRIOR TO 1934: 3399 OZ AU, 395 OZ AG (USBM AFOC FILES).
References
Reference (Deposit): BMOF24-78 pp. 4-110, 4-112, 4-116
Reference (Deposit): OF77-169A p. 68, No. 28
Reference (Deposit): BMOF98-76 p. 75
Reference (Deposit): P758A pp. 5, 7
Reference (Deposit): B1374 pp. 20-22
Reference (Deposit): OF508 p. 13
Reference (Deposit): MF369
Reference (Deposit): P630 p. 90
Reference (Deposit): B1024A pp. 2, 21
Reference (Deposit): B345c p. 38
Reference (Deposit): B314h p. 119
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 075-073
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 075-043
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 075-015
Reference (Deposit): B926A p. 35
Reference (Deposit): B917A p. 39
Reference (Deposit): B836a p. 29
Reference (Deposit): B824a p. 29
Reference (Deposit): B813a p. 25
Reference (Deposit): B810a p. 22
Reference (Deposit): B755c p. 131
Reference (Deposit): B714a p. 38
Reference (Deposit): B692m pp. 257-259
Reference (Deposit): BMB153 p. 42
Reference (Deposit): B592d p. 66
Reference (Deposit): B534 pp. 66-67
Reference (Deposit): B520j pp. 182, 196
Reference (Deposit): AMR 81-82
Reference (Deposit): OF82-719 p. 7, No. 141
Reference (Deposit): OF80-884 p. 56
Reference (Deposit): MF870D
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