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Mcginnis Creek

The Mcginnis Creek is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 620 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: Mcginnis Creek

State:  Alaska

County:  na

Elevation: 620 Feet (189 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 58.4589, -134.62560

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Satelite image of the Mcginnis Creek

Mcginnis Creek MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Mcginnis Creek
Secondary: Budd-Discovery Assoc.
Secondary: Mansfield Gold Mining
Secondary: Hooper
Secondary: Huckleberry
Secondary: Slow Poke
Secondary: Discovery Assoc.
Secondary: Budd
Secondary: Lloyd & Delpha Reid
Secondary: Juneau-Douglas Sch.Dist.
Secondary: Mansfield Min&Power
Secondary: Sunrise,Wyoming
Secondary: Hooter,Texas,Ace
Secondary: Sibley,Jack,Lode,Whitfield
Secondary: Maine #1 MS 939, No Pat #
Secondary: Maine #2 Ms939, No Pat #
Secondary: Handy MS 939, No Pat #
Secondary: Eureka MS 939, No Pat #
Secondary: Rough Rider MS 939, No Pat #
Secondary: Ohio #1 MS 939, No Pat#
Secondary: Ohio #2ms 939, No Pat #
Secondary: Black Bear MS 939, No Pat #

Commodity

Primary: Gold

Location

State: Alaska

Land Status

Land ownership: National Forest
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: 1930
Description: 2 Troy Ounces Silver
 Year: 1930
Description: 15 Troy Ounces Gold
 Year: 1926
Description: Troy Ounces Silver
 Year: 1926
Description: 3 Troy Ounces Gold

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Placer
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1926
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N

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

Not available

References

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 112-055

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 112-155

Reference (Deposit): B225 p. 46

Reference (Deposit): B225 p. 37

Reference (Deposit): B259d p. 54

Reference (Deposit): B284e p. 36

Reference (Deposit): B287 pp. 123-124

Reference (Deposit): B314d p. 56

Reference (Deposit): B480f p. 109

Reference (Deposit): B542c p. 43

Reference (Deposit): B813a p. 24

Reference (Deposit): B824a p. 28

Reference (Deposit): B933A p. 32

Reference (Deposit): B1139 p. 138

Reference (Deposit): MIRL 28 p. 124

Reference (Deposit): MF435

Reference (Deposit): OF508 p. 58

Reference (Deposit): REDMAN NEWSPAPER 1987pp.22-23

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