Buckeye Creek

The Buckeye Creek is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 1,070 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

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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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