The Duncan Creek is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 469 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: 469 Feet (143 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 64.0881, -155.52220
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Duncan Creek MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Duncan Creek
Secondary: Calamity Assn. Claim
Secondary: Forget Me Not Claim
Secondary: Santa Claim
Secondary: Unwanted Assn. Claim
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Tin
Location
State: Alaska
Land Status
Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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
Not available
Production
Year: 1926
Description: 295 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1924
Description: 370 Yards Processed. 120 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1922
Description: 500 Yards Processed. 48 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1921
Description: 2,000 Yards Processed. 435 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1920
Description: 556 Yards Processed. 154 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1915
Description: 373 Troy Ounces Gold
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Placer
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1915
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 (Reference): IR-JCR, 1946, P. 4
References
Reference (Deposit): AMR 81-82
Reference (Deposit): MF405
Reference (Deposit): IR RHS 6003 p. 6
Reference (Deposit): B917A p. 51
Reference (Deposit): B910A p. 52
Reference (Deposit): B864C p. 163
Reference (Deposit): B810a p. 29
Reference (Deposit): MR56-1
Reference (Deposit): MR195-7 p. 92
Reference (Deposit): MR195-6 p. 35
Reference (Deposit): BMB153 p. 53
Reference (Deposit): BMB142 p. 25
Reference (Deposit): B622c p. 58
Reference (Deposit): B592s pp. 368-369
Reference (Deposit): B592d p. 68
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 056-014A
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