The Busch Creek is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 3,707 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: 3,707 Feet (1,130 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 62.4803, -147.91390
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Busch Creek MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Busch Creek
Secondary: Conner, Mike
Secondary: Conner, Arthur
Secondary: Horvat, Paul L
Secondary: Pearly Cr
Secondary: Got-Cha
Secondary: Busch Cr
Secondary: Pearly Cr #1
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Platinum
Location
State: Alaska
District: Valdez Creek District
Land Status
Land ownership: State
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: Titchenal, Robert L. And Shirley
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1985
Production
Year: 1988
Description: Placer Gold 467 Gm
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Placer
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1977
Discovery Year: 1900
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
Not available
References
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 076-056
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 076-166
Reference (Deposit): AK MINE LICENSE-1985 No. 380
Reference (Deposit): USBM OFR 34-90
Reference (Deposit): SR39 p. 28
Reference (Deposit): ADGGS PDF 89-20
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