The Van Curler's Bar field is 865 feet long by 200 feet wide, and was built mai.nly with funds supplied by the Alaska Road Commission. The Palmer Creek field is about 1,000 feet long by 175 feet wide, and was built by the miners on the creek. Plane freight rates from Fairbanks to either landing field are
The fire was producing a significant smoke column south of Chena Hot Springs on Monday that was clearly visible from Chena Hot Springs Resort. The fire is most active on the northeast corner well east of Chena Hot Springs and Far Mountain, and along the southern perimeter along the Middle Fork Chena River. The fire…
Middle Fork Chena River And Tributaries Mine Aurora Lodge, Alaska 64.2206°N 147.8292°W Overview Gold Location 1 Aliquots The Middle Fork Chena River And Tributaries Mine is near Aurora Lodge, Alaska. …
The Van Curlers Bar (Middle Fork Chena River) 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
Headwaters Middle Fork Chena River (2) SNTL : AK: Upper Nome Creek (1090) 2005-October: 65.37-146.59: ... Hall Creek-Little Colorado River (3) SNTL : AZ: Bar M (1212) 2012-September: 34.86-111.60: 6397: Coconino: Bar M Canyon (1) ... Mining Fork (631) 1988-September: 40.49-112.61:
Middle Fork Chena River and Tribs: Mixed: Gold: Miller Bench: BLM Administrative Area: Gold: Miller Creek: ... Van Curler's Bar: Little David Mining, Exploration And Associates: BLM Administrative Area: Gold Silver: Van Curlers Bar (Middle Fork Chena River) Gold: Victor Hugo Association: BLM Administrative Area: Gold: Volcano Creek: Gibson, Wayne:
MINING-CLAIM INFORMATION FOR THE CIRCLE QUADRANGLE, ALASKA (1985) Revised April 1986 ... North Fork Harrison Creek (T. 7 N., Rs. 12 and 13 E.) Twelvemile Creek (T ... Chena River and Van Curler's Bar (Tps. 2 and 3 N., Rs. 12, 13, and 14 E.) Deadwood Creek (T. 7 N., R. 14 E.) Deadwood Creek (T. 7 N., R. 14 E.) Greenhorn and Boulder Creeks ...
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Van Curlers Bar (Middle Fork Chena River) Van Horn . Van Horn Ridge . Vault . Vault Creek . Vault Creek Placer . Vc Claims 898-901 ... Western Mining History is your source for over 116,000 mines in the western states. The Top Ten Gold Producing States.
Clear Creek, Colorado. There's also a large stretch of river about 10 miles upstream from Arapahoe Bar at Clear Creek Canyon where gold panning, sluicing and even suction dredging are permitted. You may even have better luck here given the location is up-river. Guided tours cost $100 for adults and $50 for children.
Little Chena River Fire. The Little Chena River Fire was started by lightening and burning approximately 11 miles northeast of the Fort Knox mine and 19 miles northeast of …
The East Fork, the least accessible of the five tributaries that come together to birth the Chena river. Jeff had been here before so he is a bit less awe struck at being here than I. He and his cousin had taken a nice bull from the hillside directly behind this very gravel bar last hunting season.
Most of the rivers in the table below are in the Alaska Rivers section of the American Whitewater Rivers Info database. We plan to add links to river level data for Alaska Rivers from the USGS and the Alaska River Forecast Center to the table. This national whitewater inventory is a great resource, and includes descriptions and water level information for many of the river sections.
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The discovery of gold near the Chena River in Fairbanks set off the Fairbanks Gold Rush of the early 1900s and the yellow metal is still found in relatively impressive quantities in Alaska's ice ...
See also Van Curlers Bar, ARDF no. CI087 and Shamrock Creek, ARDF no. CI052. Location: The coordinates are for the approximate center of the lowermost of two placered areas on the creek. Both areas are about 1,500 to 2,000 ft long. Palmer Creek is a tributary to the Middle Fork of the Chena River.
Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK Gold mines, mine companies, mine owners and mine information. US-Mining provides information on mines, operators, and minerals mined in Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK
Chena River (Van Curler's Bar)..~ 127, 129 Cherry Creek 134. 136 Cheslina River (Creek) 116 0 Chicago Creek, Fairhaven district 62, 71 Hot Springs district 138 ... Middle Fork of the Chistochlna River.. 27. 28 Middle Fork of the Koyukuk River -- 158, 159 Middleton Island 24, 32 Midnight Creek 168, 170 Miller Creek 120
01 u0013 Sec. 19.30.400. Identification and acceptance of rights-of-way. (a) The 02 state claims, occupies, and possesses each right-of-way granted under former 43 U.S.C. 03 932 that was accepted either by the state or the territory of Alaska or by public users. 04 A right-of-way acquired under former 43 U.S.C. 932 is available for use by the ...
They were dropped off at the landing strip at Van Curlers Bar, a old placer mine on the upper reaches of the East Fork. Apparently mining of some sort is in progress and the landing strip is open and usable. Some interesting details can be found online about some of the folks who prospected in this area, including Van Curler.
An aerial photo taken Sunday, July 25, 2021 of a mining camp on Ottertail Creek along the Middle Fork Chena River (visible in background) that firefighters have been working to protect from the Munson Creek Fire. No structures or equipment have been burned or damaged at last report. Ernest Prax/Alaska DNR-Division of Forestry
Geologic studies of the upper Chena River area were undertaken in 1983 as part of the Interior Mining District Evaluation Program, a series of projects designed to develop new information on known mineral districts in interior Alaska. During the three-year course of the program, geologists examined four districts that have contributed significantly to historical gold production in …
See also Van Curlers Bar, ARDF no. CI087 and Shamrock Creek, ARDF no. CI052. Location: The coordinates are for the approximate center of the lowermost of two placered areas on the creek. Both areas are about 1,500 to 2,000 ft long. Palmer Creek is a tributary to the Middle Fork of the Chena River.
Contact: Susan Seitz, Analyst Programmer, Geologic Communications Phone: 907-451-5052. Contact: Kristen Janssen, Publications Specialist, Geologic Communications ...
Afternoon transfer to Chena Hot Springs Resort - a prime Northern Lights viewing area in the hills about 60 road miles northeast of Fairbanks. Tonight join the spectacular snow coach tour to see the aurora up close (included). From the resort you travel 30 minutes to the top of a ridge (2600 ft) where no city lights interfere the aurora.
The Chena River begins in the White Mountains and is fed by five tributaries, the North Fork, South Fork, West Fork, Middle (East) Fork and the Little Chena. All the forks empty into the Middle Fork, which is the main section of the Chena River. The spring-fed Chena River runs right through downtown Fairbanks and is a Class II river with many ...
ⓘ Van Curlers Bar Mine (Middle Fork Chena River) U.S. Geological Survey, 2008, Alaska Resource Data File (ARDF): U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2008-1225. Fairbanks Mining District ⓘ Ace Creek Prospect; U.S. Geological Survey, 2008, Alaska Resource Data File (ARDF): U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2008-1225.
In the middle of Alaska, 60 miles from any big-city light pollution, the Chena Hot Springs sits beneath one of the world's most active bands of northern lights. Stay up late and simmer in a 106 ...
The gold rushes of the 19th century have long since ended, but there are still plenty of places across the US where you can hunt for the precious metal using a shovel, pan, or metal detector. In ...
Site. Current site name. Middle Fork Chena River and Tribs. Alternate or previous names. Chena River, Big Chena River, Van Curlers Bar, Palmer Creek, East Fork Chena River, Shamrock Creek, Beaver Creek. Related records. 10001492, 10160649.
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The Van Curler's Bar is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 1,394 feet. Skip to content. Western Mining History. Sign In. Menu. Menu. Mining History. Mining Towns; Mines; ... Primary: Van Curler's Bar Secondary: Chena River Secondary: R. L. D. 1-6 Secondary: Rd 1-9 Secondary: Chena Assn 1-2 Secondary: ...
The authors chose to study the upper Chena River district to better understand (1) the source of placer gold resources near Van Curler's Bar, (2) the nature and production potential of tungsten-bearing skarns in the east- ern map area, and (3) a proposed route of a transportation corridor through the area. GEOLOGIC SETTING
Figure 2 - The upper Chena River, showing the proximity of Chena Hot Springs Road to the North Fork and Mainstem study sections..... 25 Figure 3 - Relative age-frequencies for grayling ... Fork, Above Van Curler's Bar, Mainstem and Munson sections.....75 - Relative age-frequencies of round white- fish in North Fork, Mainstem and Munson ...
They were dropped off at the landing strip at Van Curlers Bar, a old placer mine on the upper reaches of the East Fork. Apparently mining of some sort is in progress and the landing strip is open and usable. Some interesting details can be found online about some of the folks who prospected in this area, including Van Curler. Excepting the air ...
The Munson Creek Fire continues burning east along the Middle Fork Chena River on Tuesday, July 13, 2021. ... 2021 after spending several days on the Middle Fork Chena River protecting cabins and mining claims from the Munson Creek Fire. Helicopter manage Brian Deck is in the background. Ira Hardy/Alaska DNR-Division of Forestry