The Monument Creek is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 476 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: 476 Feet (145 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 64.2703, -155.42640
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Monument Creek MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Monument Creek
Secondary: Eagle Assn.
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Tin
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
Owner Name: Malvy Technology Inc. (A Subsidiary Of Sphinx Mining)
Percent: 100.0
Info Year: 1995
Production
Year: 1932
Description: 93 Yards Processed. 17 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1927
Description: 58 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1924
Description: 24 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1992
Description: Gold Production 3600 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1934
Description: 2 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1934
Description: 74 Yards Processed. 12 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1931
Description: 38 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1915
Description: 224 Troy Ounces Gold
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Placer
Mining Method: Open Pit
Milling Method: Jig
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 (Production): PRODUCTION PRIOR TO 1935: 978 OZ AU, 99 OZ AG (USBM AFOC FILES).
Comment (Reserve-Resource): SINCE THIS IS A PLACER OPERATION, THERE IS NO RESERVE DATA AVAILABLE.
References
Reference (Deposit): B864C pp. 153-154
Reference (Deposit): TDM1 p. 34
Reference (Deposit): C279 p. 4
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 056-048
Reference (Deposit): B592s p. 367
Reference (Deposit): B622c p. 57
Reference (Deposit): B642l pp. 243-244, 260, 265
Reference (Deposit): B692
Reference (Deposit): B754 pp. 117-118
Reference (Deposit): B810a p. 29
Reference (Deposit): B857A p. 40
Reference (Deposit): MF405
Reference (Deposit): SPHINX NATURAL RESOURCES, INC. 1991 ANNUAL REPORT (NOT
Reference (Deposit): AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME).
Reference (Deposit): OF239 p. 51
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