The Tamarack Creek is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 459 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: 459 Feet (140 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 64.1347, -155.40140
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Tamarack Creek MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Tamarack Creek
Secondary: Tamarack Creek Disc.
Secondary: Willow Gulch
Secondary: Tamarack Creek 1-3 Below
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
Not available
Production
Year: 1935
Description: 9 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1929
Description: 51 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1925
Description: 145 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1921
Description: 2,000 Yards Processed. 356 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1917
Description: 89 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1916
Description: 500 Yards Processed. 278 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1936
Description: 10 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1923
Description: 1,222 Yards Processed. 308 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1922
Description: 4,444 Yards Processed. 379 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1920
Description: 1,850 Yards Processed. 240 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1917
Description: 1,481 Yards Processed. 598 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1915
Description: 604 Yards Processed. 270 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
Not available
Comments
Comment (Deposit): USGS CRIB A002751 PRODUCTION PRIOR TO 1940: 2991 OZ AU, 440 OZ AG (USBM AFOC FILES).
References
Reference (Deposit): B692
Reference (Deposit): B692b p. 38
Reference (Deposit): MR195-6 p. 36
Reference (Deposit): B754 pp. 96, 118
Reference (Deposit): B824a p. 37
Reference (Deposit): B836a p. 38
Reference (Deposit): B864C p. 167
Reference (Deposit): B880A p. 44
Reference (Deposit): B926A p. 50
Reference (Deposit): TDM1 p. 35
Reference (Deposit): MF405
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 056-001
Reference (Deposit): B592d p. 68
Reference (Deposit): B592s p. 369
Reference (Deposit): B622c p. 58
Reference (Deposit): B622c pp. 57-58
Reference (Deposit): B642l pp. 244-245, 265
Reference (Deposit): BMB142 p. 25
Reference (Deposit): BMB153 p. 53
Reference (Deposit): B662b p. 58
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