VALDEZ CREEK MINING

The Valdez Creek project is located just north of the Denali Highway, reaching from lower Valdez Creek in the west, to Eldorado Creek in the east, in the north-eastern part of the Valdez Creek mining district. Easily accessed by road, Valdez Creek is a large, underexplored land package with significant lode gold potential. The Valdez Creek district has produced over 600,000 ounces of placer gold, primarily between 1984 and 1995, when Cambior operated what was then the largest placer mine in North America on lower Valdez Creek. Production was eventually halted due to economics, as the stripping ratio required to reach the placer gold was enormous. Valdez Creek Mining's current placer operation continues to mine in White Creek, a tributary to Valdez Creek. The Valdez Creek Project encompasses the prospective highlands stretching from Timberline Ridge on the west to Gold and Lucky Hills on the east, believed to host the lode source of the placer gold in Valdez Creek. Lucky Gulch, a short,..

Also known as: Valdez Creek, Valdez Creek Mining, LLC