The Flume Creek is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 1,900 feet.
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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: 1,900 Feet (579 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 64.9889, -142.42360
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Flume Creek MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Flume Creek
Commodity
Primary: Gold
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
Not available
Production
Year: 1917
Description: 200 Yards Processed. 10 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1916
Description: 10 Yards Processed. 1 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1915
Description: 185 Yards Processed. 10 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1907
Description: 1 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1907
Description: 34 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1936
Description: Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1934
Description: 80 Yards Processed. 4 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1932
Description: Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1930
Description: Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1924
Description: 24 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1922
Description: 500 Yards Processed. 48 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1921
Description: 150 Yards Processed. 14 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1920
Description: 300 Yards Processed. 1 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1917
Description: 1 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1906
Description: 4 Troy Ounces Gold
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Placer
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1906
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): FOLEY, 1981, UNPB, USBM FIELD REPORT
References
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 060-003
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 060-196
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 060-239
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 060-288
Reference (Deposit): B251 p. 57
Reference (Deposit): B295 p. 24
Reference (Deposit): B345j p. 184
Reference (Deposit): B375 p. 46
Reference (Deposit): B379b p. 53
Reference (Deposit): B480j p. 172
Reference (Deposit): B520l p. 217
Reference (Deposit): B538 p. 79
Reference (Deposit): B542j p. 219
Reference (Deposit): B622c p. 64
Reference (Deposit): B880A p. 47
Reference (Deposit): 19 PP.
Reference (Deposit): BURLEIGH, R.E., AND K.G. LEAR. COMPILATION OF DATA FOR
Reference (Deposit): PHASE 1 OF THE MINERAL RESOURCE EVALUATION OF THE BUREAU OF
Reference (Deposit): LAND MANAGEMENT BLACK RIVER AND FORTYMILE RIVER SUBUNITS.
Reference (Deposit): BUMINES OFR 48-94, 1994, 116 PP.
Reference (Deposit): B897C pp. 191, 193-194
Reference (Deposit): B917D p. 249
Reference (Deposit): B1315 pp. 1, 7-8, 10
Reference (Deposit): MF393
Reference (Deposit): OF508 p. 69
Reference (Deposit): POWERS, J.B. BRIEF HISTORY OF THE FORTYMILE MINING DISTRICT
Reference (Deposit): TO 1935. AK. TERR. DEPT. OF MINES MINER. REP. MR 60-2, 1935
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