Timberline Creek

The Timberline Creek is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 3,150 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

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Site Name

Primary: Timberline Creek
Secondary: Stubbs No. 1
Secondary: Heather Evangeline No. 1-3, 7-9, 12
Secondary: Earl Lyne No. 4-5
Secondary: Susie Q No. 6
Secondary: Patric John No. 10, 11c
Secondary: Anchorage Group Nos. 1-4
Secondary: Powless Claims
Secondary: Big Caribou
Secondary: Timberline Prospects
Secondary: Freda G
Secondary: Big Water Hole
Secondary: Sunny Day No. 1
Secondary: Timberline Creek and Tributaries
Secondary: Timberline Placer No. 1-6
Secondary: Sunny Gulch Placer
Secondary: Little Caribou
Secondary: Valdez Creek No. 6

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver

Location

State: Alaska
District: Valdez Creek District

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

Not available

Production

Year: 1924
Description: Placer Gold

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Placer
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1924
Discovery Year: 1912
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N

Physiography

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Mineral Deposit Model

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Orebody

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Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

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Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

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Comments

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References

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 067-002

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 067-134

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 067-028

Reference (Deposit): B480g p. 124

Reference (Deposit): B498 pp. 55, 65

Reference (Deposit): USBM OFR 34-90

Reference (Deposit): B797a pp. 17-18

Reference (Deposit): B897B p. 128

Reference (Deposit): MF394

Reference (Deposit): MR 67-2 PP. 3-5

Reference (Deposit): B849H PP. 461-463

Reference (Deposit): B868A PP. 25-26

Reference (Deposit): B880A P. 29

Reference (Deposit): B897A P. 34

Reference (Deposit): B897B PP. 114-117

Reference (Deposit): B910A PP. 30-31

Reference (Deposit): AMR 81-82 p. 16

Reference (Deposit): B810A PP. 17-18

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