Elbow Creek

The Elbow Creek is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 3,100 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

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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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