The Nugget Creek is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 804 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: 804 Feet (245 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 59.2903, -136.17920
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Nugget Creek MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Nugget Creek
Secondary: Nugget Bar Pms1564,Pat#1042125
Secondary: O2 Cont. BLM #7315
Secondary: Anway
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver
Location
State: Alaska
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
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
Owner Name: Joseph H. Chisel
Owner Name: Elizabeth Bassford
Percent: 25.00
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 (Deposit): DEPOSIT DISCOVERED 1899. 7 CLAIMS STAKED 1902 AND ACTIVE THROUGH 1911 THEN ABANDONED. HYDRAULICKING PRODUCED SOME AU. NO FIGURES AVAILABLE. RESTAKED & PATENTED IN 1934. MS 1564. PAT. # 1071032. NO PRODUCTION OR ACTIVITY SINCE 1934. 1899 discovered. 1902-3 sporadic mining reported. 1929 sporadic mining reported. 1980 sporadic mining reported. 1902-9 small hydraulic operation produced approx. 350 ounces of gold between these dates. 1980-5 suction dredges were used given encouraging results.
References
Reference (Deposit): B520c p. 36
Reference (Deposit): B592d pp. 59-60
Reference (Deposit): B662e p. 98
Reference (Deposit): B699 pp. 19, 23
Reference (Deposit): B824a p. 27
Reference (Deposit): MF424
Reference (Deposit): OF508 p. 57
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 109-047
Reference (Deposit): B225 pp. 61, 63
Reference (Deposit): B236 pp. 13, 19-20, 26-27, 31
Reference (Deposit): B259d p. 52
Reference (Deposit): B284e p. 45
Reference (Deposit): B314d p. 64
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