The Boulder Creek Trib. Turner Cr. is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 240 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: 240 Feet (73 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 65.525, -164.30500
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Boulder Creek Trib. Turner Cr. MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Boulder Creek Trib. Turner Cr.
Secondary: Midnight Sun Mining Company
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver
Location
State: Alaska
Land Status
Land ownership: Unknown
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: Rainbow Mines
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1978
Production
Year: 1948
Description: 17 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1941
Description: 18 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1948
Description: 3,000 Yards Processed. 104 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1941
Description: 87 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1949
Description: 1 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1949
Description: 6 Troy Ounces Gold
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Placer
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1941
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): PAST PRODUCTION 1949: 531 OZ. AU,65 OZ. AG (USBM FILES). BEDROCK MAINLY CALCAREOUS SCHIST AND LIMESTONE WITH MINOR GRAPHITIC SCHIST. COARSE, ROUNDED GOLD FROM UPPER 4-5 FT OF GRAVEL (COLLIER). REF. POINT LOCATED AT CONFLUENCE OF BOULDER AND TURNER CRS.
References
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 044-014
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 044-096
Reference (Deposit): MR192-7 p. 67
Reference (Deposit): OF75-429
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