The Spruce Creek is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 2,598 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: 2,598 Feet (792 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 63.5533, -150.68000
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Spruce Creek MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Spruce Creek
Secondary: Spruce Creek Mouth
Secondary: Shamrock 1-10
Secondary: Spruce Howtay Assoc. 1
Secondary: Bench Howtay Assoc. 1-3
Secondary: Spruce 1-8
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Antimony
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
Owner Name: Northwest Exploration, Inc.
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1983
Production
Year: 1922
Description: 200 Yards Processed. 9 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1921
Description: 500 Yards Processed. 21 Troy Ounces Gold
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Placer
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1921
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): Reported production of 1,183 ounces gold up to 1968.
References
Reference (Deposit): MF366
Reference (Deposit): AMR 81-82
Reference (Deposit): SR38 p. 26
Reference (Deposit): BMOF129-84 pp. 97-98, 100
Reference (Deposit): BMOF1-86 pp. 5,8-9,11-12,53
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 066-063
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 066-083
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 066-097
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 066-115
Reference (Deposit): B314o pp. 214-215
Reference (Deposit): P70 p. 176
Reference (Deposit): B755a p. 41
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