The Buckeye Creek is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 1,070 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: 1,070 Feet (326 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 64.3083, -146.31670
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Buckeye Creek MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Buckeye Creek
Secondary: Campbell No. 2
Secondary: Martha No. 2
Secondary: Sonta No. 1
Secondary: Lucky Shot No. 1
Secondary: Harry Ann 1-2
Secondary: Campbell No. 3
Secondary: Buckeye Cr. Bench
Secondary: Big Nugget Fr.
Secondary: Mame
Secondary: Moore Creek
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Tin
Tertiary: Tungsten
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: Ted Harris
Percent: 100.0
Info Year: 1976
Production
Year: 1956
Description: 39 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1956
Description: 10 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1955
Description: 290 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1907
Description: 290 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1955
Description: 136 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1907
Description: 1209 Troy Ounces Gold
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Placer
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1907
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 (Deposit): USGS CRIB A000350 USGS CRIB D002677 NO RECORD OF PRODUCTION OBTAINED. FOR ADDITIONAL NAMES, SEE KARDEX 059-073, 022, 054, 071,
References
Reference (Deposit): C331 pp. 11, 13
Reference (Deposit): GC3 p. 4
Reference (Deposit): P610 p. 31
Reference (Deposit): MF388
Reference (Deposit): P820 p. 98
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 059-090
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 059-091
Reference (Deposit): B525a pp. 113, 142
Reference (Deposit): BMB142 p. 25
Reference (Deposit): B662b p. 60
Reference (Deposit): MR195-10 p. 135
Reference (Deposit): MR195-8 p. 77
Reference (Deposit): B810a p. 26
Reference (Deposit): B813a p. 29
Reference (Deposit): IR ERP 30 p. 1
Reference (Deposit): B824a p. 34
Reference (Deposit): IR BIT 46 p. 5
Reference (Deposit): MR60-3
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 059-022
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 059-054
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 059-071
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 059-073
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