The Eureka Creek is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 1,959 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: 1,959 Feet (597 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 60.9889, -159.51670
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Eureka Creek MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Eureka Creek
Secondary: Eureka Creek Nos. 1-5
Secondary: Mcdougal
Secondary: Hanson
Secondary: Dahl
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Alaska
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: Bloomquist, John
Info Year: 1978
Owner Name: Chas Awe, Jr.
Info Year: 1978
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Placer
Mining Method: Unknown
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
Comment (Deposit): FRANK MCDOUGAL & H. N. HANSON OPERATED ON THIS SITE 1939. CHRIS DAHL STAKED 5 CLAIMS OM EUREKA 1954. AWE & BL00MQUIST IN 1964 ASSUMED OWERSHIP. STREAM RISES IN CIRQUE ON EAST FLANK OF MARVEL DOME. REFERENCE POINT AT CONFLUENCE OF EUREKA AND DOMINION CREEKS. CONFUSION EXISTS BETWEEN KARDEX AND MICROFICHE AS TO WHETHER LODE OR PLACER.
References
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 091-011
Reference (Deposit): B622p p. 339
Reference (Deposit): OF77-156
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