The Independence Creek Trib. Quartz is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 180 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: 180 Feet (55 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 65.3553, -164.69110
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Independence Creek Trib. Quartz MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Independence Creek Trib. Quartz
Secondary: Blish
Secondary: Waldhelm
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Alaska
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Type: Located Claim
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
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): CLAIMS STAKED IN 1952-53. NO PRODUCTION RECORDS. REF. POINT IS AT CONFLUENCE OF INDEPENDENCE & QUARTZ CR.
References
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 044-002
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 044-022
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