Tsirku River

The Tsirku River is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 902 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: 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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