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Crow Creek

The Crow Creek is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 1,969 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

Name: Crow Creek

State:  Alaska

County:  na

Elevation: 1,969 Feet (600 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 60.9944, -149.07500

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Satelite image of the Crow Creek

Crow Creek MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Crow Creek
Secondary: Crow Creek Consolidated Mining Co.
Secondary: Nutter-Dawson Co.
Secondary: Alaska Crow Creek Mining Co.
Secondary: A. S. Erickson
Secondary: Holmgren-Ericson
Secondary: Peterson & Mayfield
Secondary: The Pathfinder
Secondary: The Weaver Association
Secondary: The Three C's Association

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Copper
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
Type: Patented

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Owner Name: Bernard Toohey
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1979

Production

Year: 1930
Description: 42 Troy Ounces Silver
 Year: 1930
Description: Production Reported 114 Troy Ounces Gold

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

Unknown: Gold

Comments

Comment (Deposit): INCLUDES PLACER CLAIMS IN ANCHORAGE QUAD. ALASKA KARDEX BIG M 1,2; MS 753: ALPHA,OMEGA,ANNEX,LITTLE GUAND;SNOW KING; R & M; BILL:S PLACE; MOFFIT:S PLEASURE; FREDA:S FRUSTRATION; S AND H 1, 2; BARBER:S 1, 2.

Comment (Ownership): OWNER ADDRESS: BERNARD TOOHEY GIRDWOOD, ALASKA 99857

References

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 085-024

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 085-099

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 085-276

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 085-315

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 085-316

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 085-340

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 085-416

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 085-440

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 095-175

Reference (Deposit): BMB153 p. 34

Reference (Deposit): B662b p. 44

Reference (Deposit): B692b p. 32

Reference (Deposit): B739a p. 24

Reference (Deposit): B755c p. 118

Reference (Deposit): B773a p. 38

Reference (Deposit): B844A p. 30

Reference (Deposit): B849G pp. 398-405

Reference (Deposit): B857A p. 29

Reference (Deposit): B864A p. 33

Reference (Deposit): B868A p. 34

Reference (Deposit): B880A p. 37

Reference (Deposit): B897A p. 44

Reference (Deposit): B917A pp. 40-41

Reference (Deposit): B926A p. 37

Reference (Deposit): MLA5-84 218 pp., (Locality P. 93)

Reference (Deposit): B642c p. 55

Reference (Deposit): B622c p. 46

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 095-449

Reference (Deposit): AR20d pp. 278, 320

Reference (Deposit): B259g pp. 92, 97

Reference (Deposit): B263 p. 207

Reference (Deposit): B277a pp. 9, 40-43, 46

Reference (Deposit): B642h pp. 181-186

Reference (Deposit): B314h pp. 119-122

Reference (Deposit): B480c pp. 32, 38

Reference (Deposit): P70 p. 164

Reference (Deposit): B520i pp. 141, 161, 171-173

Reference (Deposit): B542c p. 44

Reference (Deposit): B592d p. 63

Reference (Deposit): B587 pp. 190-192

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