The Steamboat Creek Prospect is a silver mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 1,299 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: 1,299 Feet (396 Meters)
Commodity: Silver
Lat, Long: 65.0153, -147.52780
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Steamboat Creek Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Steamboat Creek Prospect
Secondary: Steamboat Creek Mine
Secondary: Nightingale
Secondary: Rowley Schummeff
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Tungsten
Tertiary: Antimony
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: Mohawk Oil And Gas Inc.
Company ID: 5000546
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1983
Owner Name: Bill Denton Mining
Company ID: 5000546
Info Year: 1981
Owner Name: Donald R. Rowley
Company ID: 5000546
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1983
Owner Name: Ken Vetter And Bill Weber
Company ID: 5000546
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1976
Owner Name: James Lundgren
Company ID: 5000546
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1975
Owner Name: Lynn Langfield
Company ID: 5000546
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1975
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface
Mining Method: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1980
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-OPERATOR ADDRESS: DON ROWLEY 750 8TH AVE. FAIRBANKS, ALASKA 99701
Comment (Production): USGS CRIB A001829. USGS CRIB A001869. 22,840 POUNDS ORE AT 106 OZ/TON AG, 49% PB SHIPPED 1963.
References
Reference (Deposit): OF42 p. 26
Reference (Deposit): P625D p. 13
Reference (Deposit): MF413
Reference (Deposit): AMR 81-82
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 049-196
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 049-197
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 049-301
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 049-314
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 049-352
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 049-433
Reference (Deposit): B525b p. 198
Reference (Deposit): B542i p. 184
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