Treasure Creek

The Treasure Creek is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 548 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

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Site Name

Primary: Treasure Creek
Secondary: Lewis Creek
Secondary: Babe Creek
Secondary: Vault Creek
Secondary: Wildcat Creek
Secondary: Independence Creek
Secondary: Eagle Creek
Secondary: Read, Milton-Lundgren
Secondary: Drill Assn.
Secondary: Spruce Creek

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver

Location

State: Alaska

Land Status

Land ownership: Unknown
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: Chomco Mining Co.
Info Year: 1981

Owner Name: The Mining Co.
Info Year: 1981

Production

Year: 1907
Description: 498 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1907
Description: Production Reported 4317 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1935
Description: 419 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1934
Description: 180 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1930
Description: 556 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1929
Description: 121 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1926
Description: 491 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1925
Description: 344 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1924
Description: 775 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1923
Description: 7,750 Yards Processed. 1500 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1922
Description: 6,740 Yards Processed. 1317 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1921
Description: 852 Yards Processed. 339 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1918
Description: 150 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1918
Description: 1,111 Yards Processed. 1024 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1917
Description: 496 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1917
Description: 5,633 Yards Processed. 3376 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1916
Description: 3,522 Yards Processed. 1175 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1915
Description: 3793 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1934
Description: 1,939 Yards Processed. 970 Troy Ounces Gold

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 (Production): USGS CRIB A001903. PRODUCTION FROM WILDCAT CR. PRIOR TO 1916: 527 OZ AU, 59 OZ AG; FROM VAULT CR. PRIOR TO 1940:29,916 OZ AU, 3306 OZ AG; FROM TREASURE CR. PRIOR TO 1936: 7059 OZ AU, 702 OZ AG. U-V INDUSTRIES, FORMERLY USSR&M) HOLDS MANY PATENTS IN THIS AREA. SEE ALASKA KARDEX 49-263.

References

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 049-175

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 049-176

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 049-263

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 049-278

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 049-466

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 049-523

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 049-524

Reference (Deposit): B314b p. 36

Reference (Deposit): B337 pp. 29, 43-44

Reference (Deposit): B345c pp. 41-42

Reference (Deposit): B379k pp. 190-191, 195

Reference (Deposit): B442n pp. 232-233

Reference (Deposit): B480j p. 156

Reference (Deposit): B520n p. 242

Reference (Deposit): B525a pp. 101, 107, 112-113

Reference (Deposit): B797a p. 20

Reference (Deposit): B836a p. 33

Reference (Deposit): B844A p. 32

Reference (Deposit): B857A p. 30

Reference (Deposit): B864A p. 35

Reference (Deposit): B868A p. 36

Reference (Deposit): B880A p. 39

Reference (Deposit): B897A p. 46

Reference (Deposit): B910A p. 46

Reference (Deposit): B917A p. 43

Reference (Deposit): B525b p. 196

Reference (Deposit): B542i p. 182

Reference (Deposit): B542j p. 205

Reference (Deposit): B592d p. 68

Reference (Deposit): B592r p. 358

Reference (Deposit): B622c p. 54

Reference (Deposit): B622l p. 233

Reference (Deposit): B642c pp. 58-59

Reference (Deposit): B642c p. 59

Reference (Deposit): BMB142 p. 22

Reference (Deposit): BMB153 p. 51

Reference (Deposit): B662b pp. 51, 54

Reference (Deposit): B692b p. 35

Reference (Deposit): B712a p. 39

Reference (Deposit): B714b pp. 80-81

Reference (Deposit): B722a p. 45

Reference (Deposit): B739a p. 29

Reference (Deposit): B755a p. 35

Reference (Deposit): B755c p. 146

Reference (Deposit): B773a p. 45

Reference (Deposit): B783a p. 13

Reference (Deposit): B792a p. 17

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 049-144

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 049-156

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 049-004

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 049-009

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 049-010

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 049-015

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 049-023

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 049-083

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 049-090

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 049-100

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 049-121

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 049-139

Reference (Deposit): B926A p. 40

Reference (Deposit): B933A p. 39

Reference (Deposit): P610 p. 26

Reference (Deposit): MF413

Reference (Deposit): AMR 81-82

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