The Ruth Creek is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 850 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: 850 Feet (259 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 65.5189, -148.53470
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Ruth Creek MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Ruth Creek
Secondary: Falls
Secondary: Radok Prospects
Secondary: Estorffe Prospects
Secondary: Ruby Creek
Secondary: Livengood and Hudson
Secondary: Hudson and Livengood
Secondary: Nugget Estate Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Antimony
Tertiary: Chromium
Tertiary: Mercury
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: Nugget Estate Mining Co.-E. W. Montgomery
Company ID: 5001327
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1983
Owner Name: E. W. Montgomery
Company ID: 5001327
Info Year: 1981
Owner Name: Montgomery Mining Co.
Company ID: 5001327
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1981
Production
Year: 1951
Description: 136 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1947
Description: 38 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1946
Description: 111 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1945
Description: 16 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1943
Description: 18 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1942
Description: 1 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1941
Description: 25 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1941
Description: 17 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1935
Description: 6020 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1934
Description: 233 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1929
Description: 125 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1925
Description: 241 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1923
Description: 1,998 Yards Processed. 173 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1922
Description: 333 Yards Processed. 415 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1916
Description: 1,370 Yards Processed. 154 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1921
Description: 1,628 Yards Processed. 378 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1917
Description: 12 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1917
Description: 72 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1924
Description: 1,998 Yards Processed. 247 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1951
Description: 17 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1947
Description: 7 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1946
Description: 15 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1945
Description: 109 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1943
Description: 121 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1942
Description: 14 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1936
Description: 39 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1934
Description: 36 Troy Ounces Silver
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Placer
Mining Method: Unknown
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 (Ownership): OWNER ADDRESS: E.W. MONTGOMERY P.O.BOX 60430 FAIRBANKS, ALASKA 99706 TELE: (907) 452-6000
Comment (Production): USGS CRIB D002627. PRODUCTION PRIOR TO 1951: 3131 OZ AU, 483 OZ AG (USBM FILES). MSHA MID 5001050
References
Reference (Deposit): AMR 81-82
Reference (Deposit): C202 p. 10
Reference (Deposit): C331 p. 11
Reference (Deposit): GC11 pp. 5, 8
Reference (Deposit): B1246 p. 240
Reference (Deposit): OF275
Reference (Deposit): P530 p. 110
Reference (Deposit): C590 pp. 1-2, 10-11
Reference (Deposit): OF322 pp. 1, 3, 14
Reference (Deposit): P610 p. 31
Reference (Deposit): MF413
Reference (Deposit): B1374 p. 176
Reference (Deposit): BMOF98-76 p. 50
Reference (Deposit): OF76-819 pp. 164-166
Reference (Deposit): OF77-168B p. 30
Reference (Deposit): OF81-1342A p. 30
Reference (Deposit): OF81-1342B pp. 41-42
Reference (Deposit): OF82-719 p. 5, No. 86
Reference (Deposit): B868A p. 39
Reference (Deposit): B880A p. 44
Reference (Deposit): B897A p. 52
Reference (Deposit): B910A p. 53
Reference (Deposit): B917A p. 53
Reference (Deposit): B926A p. 49
Reference (Deposit): B933A p. 46
Reference (Deposit): TDM1 pp. 16-17, 26, 39
Reference (Deposit): TDM2 p. 16
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 049-018
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 049-043
Reference (Deposit): BMB153 p. 52
Reference (Deposit): B662b pp. 22, 56
Reference (Deposit): B662j pp. 256, 269-271, 273-274
Reference (Deposit): B712a p. 41
Reference (Deposit): B712g pp. 181, 183
Reference (Deposit): B783a p. 14
Reference (Deposit): B792a p. 19
Reference (Deposit): B797a p. 21
Reference (Deposit): B813a p. 30
Reference (Deposit): B824a p. 36
Reference (Deposit): B836a p. 36
Reference (Deposit): B844A p. 35
Reference (Deposit): B857A p. 34
Reference (Deposit): B864A p. 39
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