The Silver Creek is a copper, gold, lead, silver, and zinc mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 2,802 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: 2,802 Feet (854 Meters)
Commodity: Copper, Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc
Lat, Long: 62.7342, -144.06080
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Silver Creek MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Silver Creek
Secondary: Arley R. Taylor
Secondary: Silver Creek Lode Claim
Secondary: Kirk W. Stanley
Secondary: Silver Creek Extension Nos. 1-35
Secondary: Yvonne M. Alford
Secondary: Silver Creek Mill Site
Secondary: Mi 59 Slano-Tok Cutoff
Secondary: Gerald Leelar
Secondary: Atlas Alloys, Inc.
Secondary: Ptarmigan Min. Co.
Secondary: Caribou 1-164, 166-188
Secondary: Nizina
Secondary: Carl Carlson
Secondary: Strandberg Mines
Secondary: Explorations Ventures, Inc.
Secondary: Strandberg and Sons
Secondary: Silver Creek Nos. 2-37
Secondary: Rioamex
Secondary: Ahtell Nos. 1-2
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Gold
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Primary: Zinc
Location
State: Alaska
Land Status
Land ownership: Federal
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
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Unknown
Mining Method: Unknown
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
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): B989D pp. 210-211
Reference (Deposit): C331 pp. 16, 18
Reference (Deposit): C348 p. 3
Reference (Deposit): MTA 82 No. E-34
Reference (Deposit): B1139 p. 113
Reference (Deposit): GR6 pp. 9-10
Reference (Deposit): GR21 pp. 32-33, 49
Reference (Deposit): B1246 p. 45
Reference (Deposit): B1246
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 077-017
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 077-041
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 077-052
Reference (Deposit): IR JCR 360901 p. 4
Reference (Deposit): B904 pp. 46-47
Reference (Deposit): RI3940 pp. 7-8
Reference (Deposit): C248 p. 8
Reference (Deposit): C593 p. 2
Reference (Deposit): MF419
Reference (Deposit): OF77-169A
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