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Candle 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. Materials information
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Mineral rights holdings
  13. Land status
  14. Ownership information
  15. Production statistics
  16. Workings at the site
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. General comments
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10136081
MRDS ID A000448
MAS/MILS ID 0020450003
Record type Site
Current site name Candle Creek
Alternate or previous names Alaska Dredging Association, Arctic Circle Exploration, Inc., Candle Creek Dredging Company, Candle Creek Mining Company, Candle Ditch Company, Golden Center Mines, Fairhaven Gold Dredging Company

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -161.96729, 65.88969 (WGS84)
Elevation 15
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Northwest Arctic(Borough)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Candle D-6(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Candle N(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Candle(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Goodhope-Spafarief Bay(hydrologic unit)

Northern Seward Peninsula(hydrologic accounting unit)

Northwest(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Kateel River 006 N 016 W 26 SWNESE Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Tertiary
Silver Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Unknown
Quartz Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -161.96729, 65.88969
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N30E
    Dip 90E
    Thickness 3M
    Length 1500M
    Width 100M
    Depth to top 4M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 PLACER
    Shape of Orebody #1 IRREGULAR
    Shape of Orebody #2 TABULAR
    Primary mode of Origin SEDIMENTATION
    Primary Ore Control BEDDING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. NONE
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 UNKNOWN
    Strike And Dip N30E:90E
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 4
    Date of Last Modification 880212
  • Area 200HA
    Field Value
    Total Surface Area (HA) 200
    Date of Last Modification 910418

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Placer
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1901
Year of first production 1901

Mining district

District name Fairhaven

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Patented
Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Havenstrite Oil
    ID 5001032
    Interest 42
    Home office California
    Year 1984
  • Type Operator
    Owner Rhinehart Berg - Tundra Exploration
    ID 5001032
    Interest 5
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1984
  • Type Unknown
    Owner Cannon, H.
    ID 5001032
    Interest 21
  • Type Unknown
    Owner W. Ogden
    ID 5001032
    Interest 18
  • Type Unknown
    Owner Fred Weinard
    ID 5001032
    Interest 8
  • Type Unknown
    Owner N. Lyng
    ID 5001032
    Interest 6
  • Type Operator
    Owner Jmc Ltd
    ID 5001032
    Year 1981
  • Type Owner
    Owner Jensen, Alan
    ID 5001032
    Year 1981
  • Type Owner
    Owner Fred Ward
    ID 5001032
    Year 1981
  • Type Owner
    Owner Mike Ostler
    ID 5001032
    Year 1981
  • Type Operator
    Owner Clara Bea, Inc./Vial And Comstock
    ID 5001032
    Home office Oregon
    Year 1983
  • Type Owner
    Owner Tundra Explorations
    ID 5001032
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1983

Comments on the ownership information

  • OPERATOR ADDRESS: JMC LTD. GENERAL DELIVERY CANDLE, ALASKA 99728 OPERATOR ADDRESS: CLARA BEA, INC. 15105 S.W. 98TH TIGARD, OREGON 97223 TELE: (503) 620-3797 OPERATOR ADDRESS: CLARA BEA, INC.-D.B. VIAL & B.W. COMSTOCK GENERAL DELIVERY CANDLE, ALASKA 99728

Production statistics

  • Year 1966
    Description Total Silver Production Prior To 1966 * 28871 Troy Ounces Commodity
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 897988.59g
  • Year 1966
    Description Total Gold Production Prior To 1966 * 222531 Troy Ounces Commodity
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 6921488.73g

Comments on the production information

  • TOTAL VALUE OF PRODUCTION FROM CANDLE CREEK= $6786341.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 60HA
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method PROPOSED
    Mining Method DREDGING
    Swell Factor .83
    Percent Waste Rock 43
    Hardness of Ore SAND, GRAVEL

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Ownership

    ALASKA KARDEX 045-015

  • Ownership

    ALASKA KARDEX 045-016

  • Deposit

    P10 p. 51

  • Deposit

    B225 pp. 77-78

  • Deposit

    B247 pp. 60-63

  • Deposit

    B263 p. 209

  • Deposit

    B314b p. 35

  • Deposit

    B379r pp. 364-368

  • Deposit

    B442s pp. 369 -370

  • Deposit

    B449 pp. 126-127

  • Deposit

    B592u pp. 388, 394-395

  • Deposit

    B622r p. 371

  • Deposit

    BMB142 p. 28

  • Deposit

    B662q pp. 451-452, 454-455

  • Deposit

    B692

  • Deposit

    B692y pp. 380, 391-392

  • Deposit

    B712h pp. 187-189

  • Deposit

    B714k pp. 232-233, 235

  • Deposit

    B722a p. 62

  • Deposit

    B773a p. 27

  • Deposit

    B783a p. 17

  • Deposit

    B792a pp. 22, 24

  • Deposit

    B797a p. 30

  • Deposit

    B810a pp. 34, 40

  • Deposit

    B813a pp. 40, 47

  • Deposit

    B824a pp. 45, 53

  • Deposit

    B836a pp. 46, 54

  • Deposit

    B844A pp. 46-47, 54

  • Deposit

    B857A pp. 43, 51

  • Deposit

    B864A pp. 49, 57

  • Deposit

    B868A pp. 50, 59

  • Deposit

    B880A pp. 53-54, 61

  • Deposit

    B897A pp. 61-62, 71

  • Deposit

    B910A pp. 66-67, 76-77

  • Deposit

    B917A pp. 66, 75

  • Deposit

    B926A pp. 62, 71

  • Deposit

    B933A pp. 58-59, 68

  • Deposit

    TDM5R pp. 31, 39

  • Deposit

    C250 pp. 11-14

  • Deposit

    I287

  • Deposit

    B1246 p. 115

  • Deposit

    I492

  • Deposit

    P610 p. 17

  • Deposit

    MF389

  • Deposit

    OF508 pp. 40-41

  • Deposit

    B1374

  • Deposit

    BMOF98-76 pp. 13-14

  • Deposit

    OF77-796B

  • Deposit

    E&MJ 7905 p. 80, No. 41

  • Deposit

    AMR 81-82

  • Deposit

    MTA 82 No. A-41

  • Deposit

    AK MINE LICENSE-1983

  • Deposit

    SR31 p. 8

  • Deposit

    SR38 p. 43, No. 38

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit M.S. 1236 ISSUED 25 SEPT, 1922; PAT. #881133 - 34.11 ACRES. M.S. 1237 ISSUED APR 16, 1923; PAT. #899373 - 305.37 ACRES. M.S. 1869 ISSUED MAR 30, 1932 PAT. #1045165 - 254.33 ACRES. M.S. 1871 ISSUED JAN 21, 1932 PAT. #1052918 - 19.34 ACRES. M.S. 1872 ISSUED JAN 21, 1932 PAT. #1052919 - 39.60 ACRES. M.S. 1873 ISSUED JAN 21, 1932 PAT. # 1052920 - 80.66 ACRES. PRODUCTION PRIOR TO 1967: 222,531 OZ OF AU, 28,871 OZ OF AG (USBM AFOC FILES). BEDROCK IS POORLY EXPOSED PALEOZOIC SCHIST & LIMESTONE COVERED BY TERT(?) & QUATERNARY BASALT LAVAS WITH AT LEAST 1 GRANITE DIKE CUTTING THE PALEOZOIC ROCK (OF 508). RUNWAY 5,600 FT. LONG. 1981 MSHA MID 5000290 MSHA MID 5000559

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 02-MAY-1991 Hall-Mirl U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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Current status (per MSHA)

StatusAbandoned since 09/10/1993
MSHA mine ID5001032
Mine name (MSHA)Clara Bea Incorporated
Current operatorClara Bea Inc
Current controller (parent)Vial David B
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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