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Cahoon Creek

Past Producer in Alaska, United States with commodities Gold, Silver
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Land status
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10258560
MRDS ID A013082
MAS/MILS ID 0021090021
Record type Site
Current site name Cahoon Creek
Alternate or previous names Cahoon, Bear Group
Related records 10002184

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -136.24653, 59.38034 (WGS84)
Elevation 500
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Haines(Borough)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Skagway B-4(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Skagway SE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Skagway C(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Chilkat-Skagway Rivers(hydrologic unit)

Northern Southeast Alaska(hydrologic accounting unit)

Southeast Alaska(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Copper River 029 S 054 E 01 SESW Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -136.24653, 59.38034
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Placer
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category State

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Vern Parent And O. T. Sorlee
    Interest 100
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1976

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit CAHOON CR GOLD MINING CO. STAKED CLAIMS, BEGAN WORK IN 1908. HYDRAULICKING PRODUCTIVE UNTIL AT LEAST 1922 THEN ABANDONED. UPPER CAHOON CREEK WORKED WITH LITTLE SUCCESS AND ABANDONED. NEW CLAIMS STAKED 1962 & 1974. CLAIMS ACTIVE 1976. EARLY PLACERS EXTENDED BEYOND MOUTH OF CAHOON CR ABOUT 2000 FT DOWN MCKINLEY CREEK. NEW CLAIMS FARTHER UP CAHOON CREEK. PRODUCTION OF CAHOON, MCKINLEY & PORCUPINE CREEKS 1898 THRU 1916 YIELDED $1,200,000 AU. NO BREAKDOWN AVAILABLE. 1902-3 small hydraulic plant operated at the face of Cahoon Glacier but was unsuccessful. 1908-13 Cahoon Creek Mining Co. mined the lower 0.5 mile section of Cahoon Creek.. 1913-85 hand methods were used to prospect the creek in more years, but the results are unknown.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 12-FEB-1988 Map U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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Authoritative Alaska resources

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