The Elbow Creek is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 3,100 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: 3,100 Feet (945 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 61.9519, -147.47360
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Elbow Creek MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Elbow Creek
Secondary: Bench Creek
Secondary: Alfred Creek
Secondary: Flume Creek
Secondary: Pass Creek
Secondary: Wood Creek
Secondary: Caribou Creek
Secondary: Pack Creek 1-4
Secondary: Knee Creek
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Platinum
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: Charles Spencer Et Al.
Company ID: 5001076
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1978
Production
Year: 1929
Description: 27 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1935
Description: 31 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1932
Description: 95 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1931
Description: 47 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1926
Description: 6 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1923
Description: 240 Yards Processed. 15 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1922
Description: 60 Yards Processed. 3 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1921
Description: 65 Yards Processed. 4 Troy Ounces Gold
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Placer
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1921
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 (Production): 531 OZ AU, 9 OZ AG PRODUCED PRIOR TO 1936 (USBM AFOC FILES). SPENCER, RASSMUSSEN, FOSTER & MUCKEY SLUICING AT ALFRED/ CARIBOU CREEKS 1975 (OF 98-76).
References
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 085-578
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 085-586
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 085-591
Reference (Deposit): B592m pp. 278-279, 281
Reference (Deposit): B668 pp. 62-63
Reference (Deposit): B755a p. 28
Reference (Deposit): B773a p. 30
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 085-378
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 085-382
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 085-383
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 085-387
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 085-388
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 085-425
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 085-426
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 085-445
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 085-371
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 085-004
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 085-047
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 085-051
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 085-231
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 085-331
Reference (Deposit): OF77-169A p. 7, No 61
Reference (Deposit): OF79-1095 p. 9
Reference (Deposit): OF82-719 p. 9, No. 196
Reference (Deposit): GC4 p. 4
Reference (Deposit): MF409
Reference (Deposit): OF508 p. 13
Reference (Deposit): B1374 pp. 14-15, 19
Reference (Deposit): BMOF98-76 p. 9
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