The Cooper Creek is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 492 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: 492 Feet (150 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 60.475, -149.87500
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Cooper Creek MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Cooper Creek
Secondary: Last Chance
Secondary: The Best No. 1 Assn.
Secondary: Midas
Secondary: Midas Extension
Secondary: Topewilto 1-33
Secondary: Polychrome
Secondary: Forty-Niner
Secondary: Ektachrome
Secondary: State 1-4
Secondary: Rondadma 1-4
Secondary: Avalanche
Secondary: Dry Stetson 1-3
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Alaska
Land Status
Land ownership: Mixed
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: 1915
Description: 17 Troy Ounces Gold
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Placer
Mining Method: Unknown
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
Unknown: Gold
Comments
Comment (Location): POINT LOCATION IS GAGING STA. ON COOPER CR. CLAIMS LOCATED UP TO 4 MILES UPSTREAM FROM THIS POINT ALONG COOPER AND STETSON CREEKS.
References
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 095-005
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 095-009
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 095-025
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 095-102
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 095-285
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 095-288
Reference (Deposit): B259g p. 98
Reference (Deposit): B277a p. 44
Reference (Deposit): B314h p. 123
Reference (Deposit): B520i pp. 141, 160-162, 165-167
Reference (Deposit): B587 pp. 199-201
Reference (Deposit): B622c p. 46
Reference (Deposit): B642c p. 55
Reference (Deposit): B692i p. 176
Reference (Deposit): B849I p. 521
Reference (Deposit): MLA5-84 218 pp., (Locality P-86)
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