The Gold Run Creek is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 4,800 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: 4,800 Feet (1,463 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 62.1208, -141.88470
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Gold Run Creek MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Gold Run Creek
Secondary: Snowflake
Secondary: Happy Ending
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: 1922
Description: 400 Yards Processed. 37 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1921
Description: 224 Yards Processed. 52 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1918
Description: 37 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1918
Description: 167 Yards Processed. 156 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1917
Description: 58 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1917
Description: 3,500 Yards Processed. 241 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1916
Description: 111 Yards Processed. 209 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1936
Description: 32 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1935
Description: 66 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1934
Description: 3 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1934
Description: 148 Yards Processed. 15 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1930
Description: 39 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1929
Description: 43 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1928
Description: 5 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1924
Description: 96 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1923
Description: 785 Yards Processed. 56 Troy Ounces Gold
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Placer
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1916
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
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): B662b p. 55
Reference (Deposit): B692b p. 36
Reference (Deposit): B824a pp. 39-40
Reference (Deposit): B836a p. 41
Reference (Deposit): B868A p. 44
Reference (Deposit): B880A p. 47
Reference (Deposit): B910A p. 56
Reference (Deposit): B622k pp. 218-219
Reference (Deposit): B630 pp. 111-112, 116
Reference (Deposit): B642c p. 62
Reference (Deposit): B917A p. 55
Reference (Deposit): B926A p. 53
Reference (Deposit): B933A p. 50
Reference (Deposit): B933Ba p. 173
Reference (Deposit): B989D p. 199
Reference (Deposit): MF422
Reference (Deposit): OF508 p. 64
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