Spruce Creek

The Spruce Creek is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 2,598 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: 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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