Clara Creek

Past Producer in Alaska, United States with commodities Chromium, Gold, PGE

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10209776
MRDS ID A013207
MAS/MILS ID 0021230003
Record type Site
Current site name Clara Creek
Alternate or previous names Clara Creek Mining Company, Haraldsen and Wicklund, Sampson and Garthe, Oddie Halson, Thorson and Olson, Gus Berness, Moeck and Wolter
Related records 10002301

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -161.71378, 58.96115 (WGS84)
Elevation 100
Location accuracy 500(meters)
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Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Seward 014 S 075 W 13 SE Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Chromium Tertiary
Gold Tertiary
PGE Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -161.71378, 58.96115

Ore body information

  • Depth to top 3M
    Length 3217M
    Field Value
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 PLACER
    Shape of Orebody #1 IRREGULAR
    Primary mode of Origin SEDIMENTATION
    Primary Ore Control BEDDING
    Minimum Depth to Top 3
    Date of Last Modification 890725

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Placer
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1928
Year of first production 1928

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category Unknown

Comments on the ownership information

  • Previous owners: Charles Thorsen, 1928 Clara Creek Mining Co. 1936

Production statistics

  • Year 1928
    Description Pgm Production 71 Ounces
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major PGE PGE 0mt
  • Year 1929
    Description Pgm Production 224 Ounces
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major PGE PGE 0mt
  • Year 1930
    Description Pgm Production 385 Ounces
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major PGE PGE 0mt
  • Year 1931
    Description Pgm Production 410 Ounces
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major PGE PGE 0mt
  • Year 1936
    Description Pgm Production 1900 Ounces
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major PGE PGE 0mt
  • Year 1937
    Description Pgm Production 600 Ounces
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major PGE PGE 0mt

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1988
    Inferred 3,825mt ore
    Total resources 3,825mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Platinum Pt 1.06 g/mt PGE 1988

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency Database name Acronym Record ID Notes
U.S. Bureau of Mines Minerals Availability System MAS 0021230003
USGS Mineral Resources Data System MRDS A013207 MAS references MRDS

Bibliographic references

  • Ownership

    ALASKA KARDEX 123-001

  • Ownership

    ALASKA KARDEX 123-003

  • Ownership

    ALASKA KARDEX 123-006

  • Ownership

    ALASKA KARDEX 123-007

  • Ownership

    ALASKA KARDEX 123-010

  • Reserve-Resource

    BMOF1-88 p. 71

  • Deposit

    B622

  • Deposit

    B813a pp. 37-38, 60

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    B824a p. 66

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    B836a p. 68

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    B844A p. 66

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    B857A p. 62

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    B864A p. 67

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    B868A p. 70

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    B880A p. 73

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    B897A p. 83

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    B917A pp. 82-83

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    B910B pp. 128-131

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    B918 pp. 57-59, 67-70

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    B926A pp. 76-77

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    B933A pp. 73-74

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    P630 pp. 77, 85-86

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    MF362

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    OF508 p. 29

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    B1374 pp. 49-50

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    P938 pp. 4, 23, 26-27

  • Deposit

    OF77-168B p. 24, No. 8

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    OF77-168D p. 50, No. 6

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    OF80-909 p. 16

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    AMR 81-82

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    OF82-719 p. 9, No. 206

  • Deposit

    MR123-4 pp. 12-16

  • Deposit

    MR101-3 pp. 8-11

  • Deposit

    IR JCR 370706 pp. 1-2,4

  • Deposit

    IR JCR 390701 pp. 10-11

  • Deposit

    BMOF1-88 pp. 6-8,16-19,21-22,28-29,70-72,186-187

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit USGS CRIB M045374 USGS CRIB M045374 Mining occurred by dragline and sluicebox operation from 1936 - 1940

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 25-JUL-1989 Dwb U.S. Bureau of Mines