The Crevice Creek is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 801 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: 801 Feet (244 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 67.3594, -152.02220
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Crevice Creek MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Crevice Creek
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Alaska
Land Status
Land ownership: State
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
Not available
Production
Year: 1950
Description: 10 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1950
Description: 56 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1949
Description: 105 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1922
Description: 100 Yards Processed. 9 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1949
Description: 19 Troy Ounces Silver
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Placer
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
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): REF. POINT IS AT CONFLUENCE OF CREVICE CREEK AND THE JOHN RIVER. PROSPECTS ARE ON CREVICE CREEK. 211 OZ AU, 33 OZ AG PRODUCED PRIOR TO 1950.
References
Reference (Deposit): B642c p. 65
Reference (Deposit): B815 p. 334
Reference (Deposit): B815 p. 342
Reference (Deposit): B836a p. 40
Reference (Deposit): B844A p. 39
Reference (Deposit): OF200
Reference (Deposit): SR31 p. 21
Reference (Deposit): SR33 pp. 11, 23
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 030-002
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 030-049
Reference (Deposit): P20 p. 104
Reference (Deposit): B259b pp. 30-31
Reference (Deposit): B442q pp. 292, 314
Reference (Deposit): B532 pp. 70, 110
Reference (Deposit): B536 p. 144
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