Beaver Creek

The Beaver Creek is a gold mine located in Alaska.

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

Satelite View

MRDS mine locations are often very general, and in some cases are incorrect. Some mine remains have been covered or removed by modern industrial activity or by development of things like housing. The satellite view offers a quick glimpse as to whether the MRDS location corresponds to visible mine remains.

Site Name

Primary: Beaver Creek

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver

Location

State: Alaska
District: Innoko

Land Status

Not available

Holdings

Not available

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Not available

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant:

Physiography

Not available

Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: Placer Au-PGE

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Not available

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Gold

Comments

Comment (Reference): Primary Reference = Cobb, 1976 (OFR 76-576)

Comment (Workings): Workings / Exploration = Prospecting or mining along Beaver Creek was first reported in 1926 (Holzheimer, 1926 [MR 64-1]. Prospecting and development work are also reported in 1940 (Smith, 1942). There is no report of any further prospecting or mining.

Comment (Deposit): Model Name = Placer Au (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 39a)

Comment (Production): Production Notes = At least 1,640 ounces of gold and 163 ounces of silver were mined from Beaver Creek between 1910 and 1950 (Bundtzen and others, 1987).

Comment (Geology): Geologic Description = The rocks in the vicinity of Beaver Creek are chert, argillite, and volcaniclastic strata (Chapman and others, 1987). Prospecting or mining along Beaver Creek was first reported in 1926 (Holzheimer, 1926 [MR 64-1]. Prospecting and development work are also reported in 1940 (Smith, 1942). At least 1,640 ounces of gold and 163 ounces of silver were recovered from Beaver Creek between 1910 and 1950 (Bundtzen and others, 1987). The average fineness of the gold at Beaver Creek is 910 (Metz and Hawkins, 1981). Also see OP003.

Comment (Exploration): Status = Probably inactive

References

Reference (Deposit): Holzheimer, F.W., 1926, Placer operations, Innoko district: Alaska Territorial Department of Mines Miscellaneous Report 64-1, 16 p.

Reference (Deposit): Cobb, E.H., 1976, Summary of references to mineral occurrences (other than mineral fuels and construction material) in the Iditarod and Ophir quadrangles, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 76-576, 101 p.

Reference (Deposit): Smith, P.S., 1942, Mineral industry of Alaska in 1940: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 933-A, p. 1-102.

Reference (Deposit): Bundtzen, T.K., Green, C.B., Deagen, J., and Daniels, C.L., 1987, Alaska's mineral industry, 1986: Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys, Special Report 40, 68 p.

Reference (Deposit): Chapman, R.M., Patton, W.W., and Moll, E.J., 1985, Reconnaissance geologic map of the Ophir quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 85-203, 1 sheet, 1:250,000 scale.

The Top Ten Gold Producing States

These ten states contributed the most to the gold production that built the West from 1848 through the 1930s. The Top Ten Gold Producing States.