The Spruce Creek is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 1,250 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: 1,250 Feet (381 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 57.6, -133.30560
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Spruce Creek MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Spruce Creek
Secondary: Centennial
Secondary: Luck MS 39, Pat# 18166
Secondary: Queen
Secondary: Enterprise MS 38, Pat# 18166
Secondary: Basin Placer MS 42, Pat# 26577
Secondary: Delta 1-2
Secondary: M.S. 37-39, 42
Secondary: Juneau MS 40, Pat# 18165
Secondary: Boonville MS 41, Pat# 18165
Secondary: Silent Partner 1&2ms964,P#504293
Secondary: Falls M.S. Ms964, Pat #504293
Secondary: Hope MS 37, Pat# 18166
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Alaska
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
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
Type: Patented
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Cliff And Irma Slater
Percent: 66.00
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1976
Owner Name: Kensington Mines
Percent: 33.00
Info Year: 1976
Production
Year: 1948
Description: 6 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1948
Description: 6,000 Yards Processed. 30 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1920
Description: 1,000 Yards Processed. 24 Troy Ounces Gold
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Placer
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1920
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 (Workings): WORKINGS: DIVERSION TUNNEL AND DITCH IN FIRST BASIN. CLAIMS NOT ACTIVE 1976. DELTA # 1-2, 1957; DAVIS & DICKSON, LOCATORS. CENTENNIAL QUEEN, 1966; WATERFIELD, LOCATOR.
References
Reference (Deposit): B910A p. 20
Reference (Deposit): B897A p. 18
Reference (Deposit): B880A p. 17
Reference (Deposit): B868A p. 16
Reference (Deposit): B864A p. 17
Reference (Deposit): B857A p. 15
Reference (Deposit): B824a p. 16
Reference (Deposit): B813a p. 15
Reference (Deposit): B810a p. 13
Reference (Deposit): B797a pp. 10-11
Reference (Deposit): B642d p. 76
Reference (Deposit): B379d p. 72
Reference (Deposit): B287 p. 42
Reference (Deposit): B284e p. 41
Reference (Deposit): B259d p. 53
Reference (Deposit): B225 pp. 36-37
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 115-046
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 115-030
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 115-011
Reference (Deposit): MF425
Reference (Deposit): B1108E p. 5
Reference (Deposit): B933A p. 32
Reference (Deposit): OF77-649
Reference (Deposit): OF508 p. 58
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