The Gilliland Creek is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 2,500 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
Elevation: 2,500 Feet (762 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 64.1744, -141.42080
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Gilliland Creek MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Gilliland Creek
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Mercury
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: John Davis
Company ID: 5001300
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1983
Owner Name: Diane Foster
Company ID: 5001300
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1982
Owner Name: Davis Mines (John C. Davis)
Company ID: 5001300
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1979
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 (Ownership): OWNER-OPERATOR ADDRESS: DAVIS MINE- JOHN DAVIS GENERAL DELIVERY BOUNDARY, ALASKA 99790
References
Reference (Deposit): CIRCLE DISTRICTS, ALASKA. U.S. GEOL. SURV. BULL. 897-C,
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 060-298
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 060-299
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 060-300
Reference (Deposit): MERTIE, J.B., JR. GOLD PLACERS OF THE FORTYMILE, EAGLE, AND
Reference (Deposit): 1938, PP. 168-169.
Reference (Deposit): COBB, E.H. MAP SHOWING OCCURRENCES OF PLACER GOLD IN
Reference (Deposit): ALASKA. U.S. GEOL. SURV. MINER. INVEST. RESOURC. MAP MR-83,
Reference (Deposit): 1984.
Reference (Deposit): BURLEIGH, R.E., AND K.G. LEAR. COMPILATION OF DATA FOR
Reference (Deposit): PHASE 1 OF THE MINERAL RESOURCE EVALUATION OF THE BUREAU OF
Reference (Deposit): LAND MANAGEMENT BLACK RIVER AND FORTYMILE RIVER SUBUNITS.
Reference (Deposit): BUMINES OFR 48-94, 1994, 116 PP.
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