The Berg Creek is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 2,782 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: 2,782 Feet (848 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 61.5533, -143.79080
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Berg Creek MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Berg Creek
Secondary: C. Gordon Burdick
Secondary: Robert C. Moore
Secondary: North Midas Copper Co.
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Silver
Location
State: Alaska
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
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
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
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 (Geology): QTZ VEINS AND SKARN IN METAMORPHOSED LST NEAR CONTACT WITH GRANODIORITE AND QUARTZ DIORITE; QUARTZ VEINS CONTAIN PYRITE AND CHALCOPYRITE W/AU AND AG ; THE SKARN CONSISTS OF MAGNETITE AND EPIDOTE W/IRREGULARLY DISTRIBUTED PYRITE AND CHALCOPYRITE; TWO ADITS; SMALL TOKEN PRODUCTION OF AU AND AG (MF 773B).
References
Reference (Deposit): B755a p. 26
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 087-014
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 087-133
Reference (Deposit): B542f p. 83
Reference (Deposit): B592d p. 61
Reference (Deposit): B622g p. 114
Reference (Deposit): B642c p. 54
Reference (Deposit): BMB153 p. 33
Reference (Deposit): B662g p. 160
Reference (Deposit): B712a pp. 15, 31-32
Reference (Deposit): B714a p. 30
Reference (Deposit): B714g pp. 191-192
Reference (Deposit): B722a p. 38
Reference (Deposit): B745 pp. 140-146
Reference (Deposit): B755b pp. 65, 68-71
Reference (Deposit): B773a pp. 15, 37
Reference (Deposit): B783a pp. 7-8
Reference (Deposit): B894 pp. 117, 122-123, 126-127, 129
Reference (Deposit): B947G pp. 140-141
Reference (Deposit): B1246 pp. 41-42
Reference (Deposit): MF395
Reference (Deposit): MF773B
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