The Moraine Creek is a gold and tin mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 899 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
Elevation: 899 Feet (274 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Tin
Lat, Long: 65.3792, -152.80060
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Moraine Creek MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Moraine Creek
Secondary: Tozimoran Creek
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Tin
Location
State: Alaska
District: Melozitna
Land Status
Land ownership: Federal
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
Owner Name: I. W. Purkeypile And David Purkey
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1976
Production
Year: 1929
Description: 2 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1927
Description: 400 Pounds Tin
Year: 1927
Description: 15 Yards Processed. 3 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1934
Description: 22 Yards Processed. 1 Troy Ounces Gold
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Placer
Mining Method: Alluvial Mining
Milling Method: Gravity
Year First Production: 1902
Discovery Year: 1902
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: Y
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
Unknown: Limonite
Unknown: Magnetite
Unknown: Quartz
Unknown: Cassiterite
Unknown: Gold
Comments
Comment (Deposit): QUANTITY FROM FINAL WMR- MAY 1945- TOZIMORAN CR. SN PLACERS. ACQUISITION $20,000. EXPLORATION $40,000. GRADIENT. EQUIPMENT $267,000. WORKING CAPITAL $26,700.
Comment (Names): OTHER NAME:MORAINE CREEK.
Comment (Reference): CHAPMAN, R. M., FEB. 1953, TIN (USGS DMEA DOCKET NO. 2453)
References
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 048-055
Reference (Reserve-Resource): WAR MINERALS REPORT DRAFT 4502 p. 15
Reference (Deposit): B345c p. 46
Reference (Deposit): B824a p. 40
Reference (Deposit): B836a pp. 42, 70
Reference (Deposit): B844A p. 41
Reference (Deposit): B868A p. 45
Reference (Deposit): B880A p. 47
Reference (Deposit): WAR MINERALS REPORT DRAFT 4502
Reference (Deposit): RI4323
Reference (Deposit): OF51 p. 97
Reference (Deposit): C331 p. 35
Reference (Deposit): SR38 p. 26
Reference (Deposit): USBM IC 9037
Reference (Deposit): OF239 pp. 14-20, 22, 24-32
Reference (Deposit): B1246 p. 236
Reference (Deposit): MF371
Reference (Deposit): OF508 p. 91
Reference (Deposit): B1374
Reference (Deposit): OF77-168D
Reference (Deposit): MTA 82 No. B-29
Reference (Deposit): SR33 p. 24
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