Spruce Creek

The Spruce Creek is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 449 feet.

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

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Site Name

Primary: Spruce Creek
Secondary: North Star Assn.
Secondary: Toby Assn.
Secondary: Sourdough Assn.
Secondary: Last Chance Assn.
Secondary: King Assn
Secondary: Red Assn.
Secondary: Pronto Assn.

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Tin

Location

State: Alaska

Land Status

Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.

Holdings

Type: Located Claim

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Not available

Production

Year: 1950
Description: 26 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1950
Description: 191 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1949
Description: 7 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1952
Description: 36 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1952
Description: 293 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1923
Description: 400 Yards Processed. 41 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1921
Description: 2,000 Yards Processed. 435 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1919
Description: 47 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1918
Description: 143 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1917
Description: 11,110 Yards Processed. 3228 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1915
Description: 160 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1949
Description: 54 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1935
Description: 290 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1925
Description: 71 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1917
Description: 518 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1916
Description: 6,228 Yards Processed. 5117 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1936
Description: 256 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1928
Description: 8 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1924
Description: 48 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1922
Description: 1,426 Yards Processed. 778 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1920
Description: 2,778 Yards Processed. 394 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1919
Description: 222 Yards Processed. 344 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1918
Description: 2,222 Yards Processed. 1214 Troy Ounces Gold

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Placer
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1915
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S

Physiography

Not available

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Not available

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Not available

Comments

Comment (Production): PRODUCTION PRIOR TO 1953: 12,631 OZ AU, 1681 OZ AG (USBM AFOC FILES).

References

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 056-025

Reference (Deposit): B592d p. 68

Reference (Deposit): B642l pp. 244, 265

Reference (Deposit): BMB142 p. 25

Reference (Deposit): BMB153 p. 53

Reference (Deposit): B662b p. 57

Reference (Deposit): B692

Reference (Deposit): B868A p. 40

Reference (Deposit): B880A p. 44

Reference (Deposit): B897A p. 53

Reference (Deposit): B910A p. 52

Reference (Deposit): B917A pp. 50-51

Reference (Deposit): B926A p. 49

Reference (Deposit): B933A p. 46

Reference (Deposit): TDM1 p. 35

Reference (Deposit): MF405

Reference (Deposit): B813a p. 34

Reference (Deposit): B864C p. 167

Reference (Deposit): B692b p. 38

Reference (Deposit): MR195-6 p. 35

Reference (Deposit): B754 pp. 95-96, 118

Reference (Deposit): B755a p. 43

Reference (Deposit): MR195-7 p. 92

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