The Oregon Creek is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 1,148 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: 1,148 Feet (350 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 64.6817, -165.69720
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Oregon Creek MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Oregon Creek
Secondary: Gustafson & Swedman
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Bismuth
Tertiary: Tungsten
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: Patented
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Year: 1941
Description: 39 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1918
Description: 3,600 Yards Processed. 8 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1916
Description: 500 Yards Processed. 564 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1915
Description: 140 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1918
Description: 1 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1917
Description: 4 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1917
Description: 40 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1941
Description: 301 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 (Deposit): M.S. 1365 (PAT. NO. 981082) M.S. 1366 (PAT. NO. 981079) M.S. 1369 (PAT. NO. 981080) M.S. 1383 (PAT. NO. 981081) M.S. 1384 (PAT. NO. 1021621) USGS CRIB D002573
References
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 052-185
Reference (Deposit): SP4 pp. 69, 92-94
Reference (Deposit): B284n p. 136
Reference (Deposit): B328 pp. 211-213
Reference (Deposit): B622r p. 370
Reference (Deposit): B662q p. 455
Reference (Deposit): B712h p. 189
Reference (Deposit): B933A p. 57
Reference (Deposit): TDM5R p. 17
Reference (Deposit): MF463
Reference (Deposit): OF508 p. 51
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