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Flat Creek Assn.

The Flat Creek Assn. is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 469 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: Flat Creek Assn.

State:  Alaska

County:  na

Elevation: 469 Feet (143 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 64.055, -155.58610

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Flat Creek Assn. MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Flat Creek Assn.
Secondary: Banner Assn.
Secondary: Cannon Assn.
Secondary: Star Claim
Secondary: Dolly Claim
Secondary: Florida Claim
Secondary: Alabama Claim
Secondary: Vermont Claim
Secondary: New Hampshire Claim
Secondary: Lucky Assn.
Secondary: Flat Creek Trib. Timber Creek
Secondary: Billie Claim
Secondary: Main Claim
Secondary: New Jersey Claim

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Tin

Location

State: Alaska

Land Status

Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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: Flat Creek Mining Co.
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1993

Owner Name: Miscovich Brothers
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1976

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 (Reference): IR-JCR, 1946, P. 4

Comment (Production): PRODUCTION PRIOR TO 1952: 42,259 OZ AU, 6193 OZ AG (USBM AFOC FILES).

References

Reference (Deposit): AND E.W. HANSEN. ALASKA'S MINERAL INDUSTRY 1994. AK DIV.

Reference (Deposit): GEOL. AND GEOPHYS. SURV. SPEC. REP. 48, 1994, P. 27.

Reference (Deposit): B810a p. 29

Reference (Deposit): B824a p. 37

Reference (Deposit): B836a p. 38

Reference (Deposit): B864A p. 40

Reference (Deposit): B864C pp. 166-167

Reference (Deposit): B868A p. 40

Reference (Deposit): B897A p. 53

Reference (Deposit): TDM1 p. 35

Reference (Deposit): IR RHS 6003 p. 7

Reference (Deposit): OF239 p. 48

Reference (Deposit): MF405

Reference (Deposit): BUNDTZEN, T.K., R.C. SWAINBANK, A.H. CLOUGH, M.W. HENNING,

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 056-015

Reference (Deposit): B622c p. 58

Reference (Deposit): B642l pp. 248, 260, 265

Reference (Deposit): BMB142 p. 25

Reference (Deposit): BMB153 p. 53

Reference (Deposit): B662b p. 57

Reference (Deposit): B692

Reference (Deposit): B714b p. 91

Reference (Deposit): MR195-6 p. 36

Reference (Deposit): B739a p. 38

Reference (Deposit): B754 pp. 99-100, 118

Reference (Deposit): B755a p. 43

Reference (Deposit): MR195-7 p. 92

Reference (Deposit): B797a p. 23

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