The Sunset Creek is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 98 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: 98 Feet (30 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 65.3278, -166.26110
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Sunset Creek MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Sunset Creek
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Tungsten
Location
State: Alaska
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Type: Unknown
Type: Patented
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Year: 1949
Description: 13 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1949
Description: 107 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1948
Description: 8 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1948
Description: 70 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1946
Description: 1 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1946
Description: 6 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1942
Description: 120 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1942
Description: 547 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1917
Description: 1 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1917
Description: 10 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1915
Description: 9,000 Yards Processed. 217 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 (Production): BEFORE 1949 183 OZ AU, 22 OZ AG WERE MINED FROM SUNSET CR.
References
Reference (Deposit): B379p pp. 297, 299-300
Reference (Deposit): B592u pp. 388, 393
Reference (Deposit): B622r p. 372
Reference (Deposit): BMB142 p. 28
Reference (Deposit): B662q p. 457
Reference (Deposit): B692b p. 41
Reference (Deposit): B714k pp. 232-235
Reference (Deposit): B880A p. 57
Reference (Deposit): B910A p. 71
Reference (Deposit): B917A p. 69
Reference (Deposit): B926A p. 65
Reference (Deposit): B933A pp. 62-63
Reference (Deposit): P575D p. 210
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 043-064
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 043-065
Reference (Deposit): B263 p. 209
Reference (Deposit): B328 p. 270
Reference (Deposit): B345m p. 229
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