The Tsirku River is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 902 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: 902 Feet (275 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 59.2806, -136.21250
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Tsirku River MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Tsirku River
Secondary: Boni
Secondary: Cynthia
Secondary: Salmon River
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver
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
Owner Name: Jack And Dave Ward
Percent: 100.0
Info Year: 1975
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Placer
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
Comment (Deposit): TSIRKU R. PLACERS DISCOVERED 1898. FIRST DEVELOPMENT 1902. BENCH BETWEEN NUGGET & COTTONWOOD CRS ABOUT 1500 FT WIDE. PLANS FOR DRIFTS, RAISES & UNDERGROUND SLUICES TO DEVELOP BENCH. PLANS FOR LARGE DREDGES ALONG BENCH. GRAVELS 25[/YD. NEVER ACCOMPLISHED AND CLAIMS ABANDONED BY 1916. NO RECORD OF THESE BENCH CLAIMS IN KARDEX. SMALL SCALE HYDRAULIC OPERATION PRODUCED SOME GOLD. NO REFERENCE TO ACTIVE CLAIMS IN LITERATURE. ACTIVE CLAIMS ABOVE COTTONWOOD CR JUNCTION STAKED IN 1973.
References
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 109-093
Reference (Deposit): B225 p. 63
Reference (Deposit): B236 pp. 13, 27, 31
Reference (Deposit): B259d p. 52
Reference (Deposit): B284e p. 45
Reference (Deposit): B662e p. 93
Reference (Deposit): B699 pp. 18-19
Reference (Deposit): MF424
Reference (Deposit): P832
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