The Trinity Creek is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 620 feet.
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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
Elevation: 620 Feet (189 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 65.7383, -164.88860
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Trinity Creek MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Trinity Creek
Secondary: Washington Creek
Secondary: No. 1 Trinity Creek
Commodity
Primary: Gold
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
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Placer
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
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 FIGURES 1951 797 OZ. AU, 53 OZ. AG (USBM FILES) BEDROCK SCHIST. PROBABLE SOURCE OF GOLD IS PYRITE BEARING QUARTZ VEINS COMMON N PHYLLITIC SCHISTS. REFERENCE POINT AT CONFLUENCE OF TRINITY AND WASHINGTON CRS
References
Reference (Deposit): MR44-2
Reference (Deposit): OF75-429
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 044-007
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 044-010
Reference (Deposit): MR192-2 p. 37
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