The Ptarmigan Creek and Trib is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 2,402 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: 2,402 Feet (732 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 65.4556, -145.50280
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Ptarmigan Creek and Trib MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Ptarmigan Creek and Trib
Secondary: Bates Creek
Secondary: Birch Creek
Secondary: Fly In 101 Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver
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
Owner Name: Technical Services, K. W. Keltner
Company ID: 5001385
Home Office: California
Info Year: 1982
Owner Name: Lonnie Mizell
Company ID: 5001385
Percent: 6.00
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1977
Owner Name: Douglas Jones
Company ID: 5001385
Percent: 6.00
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1977
Owner Name: Bennett, Donald And Beverly
Company ID: 5001385
Percent: 6.00
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1977
Owner Name: Heinie Carstens And Lonnie Mizell
Company ID: 5001385
Percent: 12.00
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1977
Owner Name: Wayne Mitchell And Karl Metz
Company ID: 5001385
Percent: 6.00
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1977
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 (Ownership): ADDITIONAL OWNER/OPERATOR: KEN & DOUG VORISEK, 6% OWNERSHIP. ADDITIONAL OWNERS: W. MITCHELL 27%; MRS. W. MITCHELL 6%; M. MITCHELL 6%; NEIL STERR 6%; SINKOLA & DIVOKY 12%. OPERATOR ADDRESS: TECHNICAL SERVICES, K.W.KELTNER P.O.BOX 369 REDDING, CALIFORNIA 96001
References
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 050-221
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 050-224
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 050-229
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 050-230
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 050-231
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 050-232
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 050-193
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 050-194
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 050-195
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 050-035B
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 050-117A
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 050-173
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 050-249
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 050-250
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 050-372
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 050-373
Reference (Deposit): BMOF98-76 p. 23
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