The Quartz Creek is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 974 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: 974 Feet (297 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 65.4986, -161.32220
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Quartz Creek MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Quartz Creek
Secondary: Jack Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Uranium
Tertiary: PGE
Location
State: Alaska
District: Fairhaven
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: Jim Hansen
Company ID: 5001440
Info Year: 1982
Production
Year: 1934
Description: 43 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1934
Description: 15,170 Yards Processed. 238 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1932
Description: 66 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1922
Description: 300 Yards Processed. 4 Troy Ounces Gold
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Placer
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
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 M045362 MSHA ID 5001440
References
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 045-053
Reference (Deposit): B810a p. 34
Reference (Deposit): B813a p. 40
Reference (Deposit): B824a p. 45
Reference (Deposit): B836a p. 46
Reference (Deposit): B844A p. 47
Reference (Deposit): B857A pp. 44, 63
Reference (Deposit): B868A pp. 50, 70
Reference (Deposit): B880A pp. 54, 74
Reference (Deposit): B897A pp. 62, 84
Reference (Deposit): B910A pp. 67, 90
Reference (Deposit): B917A pp. 66, 83
Reference (Deposit): B926A pp. 62, 78
Reference (Deposit): B864A pp. 49, 68
Reference (Deposit): B933A pp. 59, 74
Reference (Deposit): C250 pp. 3, 15-20, 22-23
Reference (Deposit): I287
Reference (Deposit): C614 pp. 6-12, 16-18
Reference (Deposit): MF389
Reference (Deposit): OF508 pp. 42-43
Reference (Deposit): OF76-866 pp. 47-48
Reference (Deposit): OF82-719 p. 4, No. 59
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