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Candle Creek

Past Producer in Alaska, United States with commodities Copper, Gold, Lead, 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. Production statistics
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10257466
MRDS ID A012710
MAS/MILS ID 0020440134
Record type Site
Current site name Candle Creek
Alternate or previous names Candle Bench
Related records 10001885

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -162.01449, 65.84379 (WGS84)
Elevation 37
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

Bendeleben D-1(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Bendeleben NE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Bendeleben(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 005 N 016 W 10 C S2 Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Tertiary
Gold Primary
Lead Tertiary
Silver Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -162.01449, 65.84379
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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
Year of first production 1906

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category Unknown

Production statistics

  • Year 1906
    Description 1456 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 45286.66g
  • Year 1907
    Description 767 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 23856.36g
  • Year 1907
    Description 6017 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 187149.64g
  • Year 1915
    Description 2558 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 79562.7g
  • Year 1916
    Description 82,596 Yards Processed. 4508 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 140214.49g
  • Year 1917
    Description 366 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 11383.87g
  • Year 1917
    Description 10,576 Yards Processed. 4363 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 135704.48g
  • Year 1918
    Description 91 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 2830.41g
  • Year 1918
    Description 5,122 Yards Processed. 869 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 27028.92g
  • Year 1919
    Description 241 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 7495.93g
  • Year 1919
    Description 26,529 Yards Processed. 1740 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 54120.05g
  • Year 1920
    Description 2,954 Yards Processed. 357 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 11103.94g
  • Year 1921
    Description 46,202 Yards Processed. 1838 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 57168.19g
  • Year 1922
    Description 43,531 Yards Processed. 3686 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 114647.43g
  • Year 1923
    Description 7 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 217.72g
  • Year 1923
    Description 33,386 Yards Processed. 1999 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 62175.85g
  • Year 1924
    Description 833 Yards Processed. 421 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 13094.56g
  • Year 1925
    Description 309 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 9610.97g
  • Year 1925
    Description 42,125 Yards Processed. 2041 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 63482.2g
  • Year 1926
    Description 4284 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 133247.31g
  • Year 1927
    Description 1551 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 48241.49g
  • Year 1927
    Description 110,000 Yards Processed. 3368 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 104756.52g
  • Year 1928
    Description 2 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 62.2g
  • Year 1928
    Description 60 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 1866.2g
  • Year 1929
    Description 768 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 23887.47g
  • Year 1929
    Description 92,290 Yards Processed. 3873 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 120463.78g
  • Year 1930
    Description 317 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 9859.8g
  • Year 1931
    Description 107,670 Yards Processed. 3394 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 105565.21g
  • Year 1932
    Description 114,646 Yards Processed. 4952 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 154024.43g
  • Year 1934
    Description 505 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 15707.25g
  • Year 1934
    Description 56,701 Yards Processed. 2236 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 69547.38g
  • Year 1935
    Description 404 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 12565.8g
  • Year 1936
    Description 200,932 Yards Processed. 7409 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 230445.69g
  • Year 1941
    Description 1762 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 54804.33g
  • Year 1941
    Description 11783 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 366492.31g
  • Year 1942
    Description 1000 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 31103.48g
  • Year 1942
    Description 7430 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 231098.86g
  • Year 1946
    Description 1274 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 39625.83g
  • Year 1946
    Description 373,584 Yards Processed. 8068 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 250942.88g
  • Year 1947
    Description 20,000 Yards Processed. 5101 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 158658.85g
  • Year 1947
    Description 743 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 23109.88g
  • Year 1948
    Description 649 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 20186.15g
  • Year 1948
    Description 200,000 Yards Processed. 4720 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 146808.43g
  • Year 1949
    Description 591 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 18382.15g
  • Year 1949
    Description 90,162 Yards Processed. 4255 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 132345.31g
  • Year 1950
    Description 127 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 3950.14g
  • Year 1950
    Description 23,703 Yards Processed. 879 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 27339.95g
  • Year 1951
    Description 319 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 9922.01g
  • Year 1951
    Description 88,900 Yards Processed. 2307 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 71755.73g
  • Year 1952
    Description 18 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 559.86g
  • Year 1952
    Description 1,400 Yards Processed. 128 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 3981.24g
  • Year 1953
    Description 1005 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 31258.99g
  • Year 1953
    Description 577,777 Yards Processed. 7212 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 224318.3g
  • Year 1954
    Description 257 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 7993.59g
  • Year 1954
    Description 142,000 Yards Processed. 1774 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 55177.57g
  • Year 1955
    Description 340 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 10575.18g
  • Year 1955
    Description 90,000 Yards Processed. 2363 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 73497.52g
  • Year 1956
    Description 210 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 6531.73g
  • Year 1956
    Description 75,000 Yards Processed. 1448 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 45037.84g
  • Year 1957
    Description 193 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 6002.97g
  • Year 1957
    Description 122,000 Yards Processed. 1297 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 40341.21g
  • Year 1958
    Description 134 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 4167.86g
  • Year 1958
    Description 895 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 27837.61g
  • Year 1959
    Description 463 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 14400.91g
  • Year 1959
    Description 50,000 Yards Processed. 3256 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 101272.93g
  • Year 1960
    Description 370 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 11508.28g
  • Year 1960
    Description 120,600 Yards Processed. 2602 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 80931.25g
  • Year 1961
    Description 360 Yards Processed. 196 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 6096.28g
  • Year 1961
    Description 30 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 933.1g
  • Year 1962
    Description 119 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 3701.31g
  • Year 1962
    Description 4,977 Yards Processed. 796 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 24758.37g
  • Year 1963
    Description 122 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 3794.62g
  • Year 1963
    Description 40,950 Yards Processed. 886 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 27557.68g
  • Year 1964
    Description 6 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 186.62g
  • Year 1964
    Description 2,000 Yards Processed. 58 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 1804g
  • Year 1965
    Description 6 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 186.62g
  • Year 1965
    Description 5,608 Yards Processed. 41 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 1275.24g
  • Year 1966
    Description 4,640 Yards Processed. 58 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 1804g
  • Year 1966
    Description 9 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 279.93g

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Ownership

    ALASKA KARDEX 044-144

  • Deposit

    P10 p. 51

  • Deposit

    B225 pp. 77-78

  • Deposit

    B247 pp. 60-63

  • Deposit

    B284n p. 140

  • Deposit

    B314b p. 35

  • Deposit

    B379r pp. 355, 364, 368

  • Deposit

    B442s pp. 369-370

  • Deposit

    B622r p. 371

  • Deposit

    BMB142 p. 28

  • Deposit

    B662q pp. 451-452, 454-455

  • Deposit

    B692y pp. 380, 382-383, 385, 387

  • Deposit

    B712h pp. 187-188

  • Deposit

    B714k pp. 232-233

  • Deposit

    B722a p. 62

  • Deposit

    B773a p. 27

  • Deposit

    B783a p. 17

  • Deposit

    B792a pp. 22, 24

  • Deposit

    B797a p. 36

  • Deposit

    B810a pp. 39-40

  • Deposit

    B813a pp. 40, 47

  • Deposit

    B824a pp. 45, 53

  • Deposit

    B844A pp. 46-47

  • Deposit

    B864A pp. 49, 57

  • Deposit

    B868A pp. 50, 59

  • Deposit

    B880A pp. 53-54, 61

  • Deposit

    B897A pp. 61-62

  • Deposit

    B910A pp. 66-67, 76-77

  • Deposit

    B926A p. 62

  • Deposit

    B933A pp. 58-59

  • Deposit

    P610 p. 17

  • Deposit

    MF417

  • Deposit

    OF508 pp. 40-41

  • Deposit

    B1374 pp. 69-71

  • Deposit

    THE MAPMAKERS p. 19

  • Deposit

    OF75-429

  • Deposit

    BUNDTZEN, T.K., R.C. SWAINBANK, A.H. CLOUGH, M.W. HENNING,

  • Deposit

    AND E.W. HANSEN. ALASKA'S MINERAL INDUSRTY 1993. AK DIV.

  • Deposit

    GEOL. AND GEOPHYS. SURV. SPEC. REP. 48, 1994, P. 27.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit NO PRODUCTION FIGURES. BEDROCK IS MAINLY PALEOZOIC SCHIST AND LST CUT BY MANY QTZ VEINS AND GRANITIC DIKES. CONCENTRATE CONTAINED MAGNETITE,HEMATITE, ILMENITE, LIMONITE, ZIRCON, GARNET, SPHENE, RUTILE, PYRITE, GALENA, ARSENOPYRITE, CHALCOPYRITE. UNREPORTED PRODUCTION DURING 1993 BY AU MINING (SR 48).

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 26-APR-1995 Sbh U.S. Bureau of Mines

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