The Hastings Creek is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 39 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: 39 Feet (12 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 64.4694, -165.10280
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Hastings Creek MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Hastings Creek
Secondary: Kentucky
Secondary: Dump
Secondary: Golden Gate
Secondary: Hurrah
Secondary: Bering
Secondary: Alaska
Secondary: Old Fraction
Secondary: Seward
Secondary: Sam
Secondary: Alma Gulch
Secondary: Ruby Placer
Secondary: Nome Bench
Secondary: Saunders Creek
Secondary: Emma Bench
Secondary: Peninsula
Secondary: New Deal
Secondary: Madeline
Commodity
Primary: Gold
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
Type: Patented
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Year: 1917
Description: 10 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1917
Description: 4,075 Yards Processed. 91 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1916
Description: 75,000 Yards Processed. 967 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1915
Description: 50,000 Yards Processed. 556 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1935
Description: 35 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1934
Description: 250 Yards Processed. 6 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1932
Description: 200 Yards Processed. 3 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1930
Description: 13 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1929
Description: 90 Yards Processed. 5 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1922
Description: 1,000 Yards Processed. 96 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1920
Description: 164 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1920
Description: 53,755 Yards Processed. 1460 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1918
Description: 36 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1918
Description: 20,000 Yards Processed. 220 Troy Ounces Gold
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Placer
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1915
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 (Deposit): USGS CRIB A002525
References
Reference (Deposit): B824a p. 44
Reference (Deposit): B836a pp. 45, 54
Reference (Deposit): MF463
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 052-010
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 052-017
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 052-170
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 052-200
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 052-276
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 052-277
Reference (Deposit): B225 p. 53
Reference (Deposit): B259b pp. 20, 22
Reference (Deposit): B263 p. 209
Reference (Deposit): B328 p. 167
Reference (Deposit): B533 pp. 77, 100-101
Reference (Deposit): BMB142 p. 27
Reference (Deposit): B662q p. 452
Reference (Deposit): B712h p. 187
Reference (Deposit): B813a p. 39
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