The Tobin Creek is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 3,202 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: 3,202 Feet (976 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 67.5361, -148.30310
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Tobin Creek MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Tobin Creek
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver
Location
State: Alaska
Land Status
Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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: Private Lease
Type: Located Claim
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Jan Drew Holdings, Ltd.
Company ID: 5001398
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Canada
Info Year: 1983
Owner Name: Little Squaw Gold Mining Co.
Company ID: 5001398
Home Office: Washington
Info Year: 1983
Production
Year: 1943
Description: 4 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1942
Description: Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1935
Description: 98 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1934
Description: Production Reported 8 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1934
Description: 56 Yards Processed. 44 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1966
Description: 5 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1966
Description: 28 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1961
Description: 2 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1961
Description: 192 Yards Processed. 11 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1960
Description: 2 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1960
Description: 65 Yards Processed. 10 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1959
Description: 175 Yards Processed. 7 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1951
Description: 1 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1951
Description: 7 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1949
Description: 3 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1949
Description: 17 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1945
Description: 5 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1980
Description: 61,500 Yards Processed. 818 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1950
Description: 1 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1950
Description: 7 Troy Ounces Gold
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Placer
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1950
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 (Ownership): OWNER ADDRESS: LITTLE SQUAW GOLD MINING COMPANY P.O. BOX 184 SPOKANE, WASHINGTON TELE: (509) 747-5328
Comment (Production): PRODUCTION FOR 1980=818 OZ AU. E. ANDERSON TO EAKINS,1980 RECORDED PRODUCTION PRIOR TO 1968: 465 OZ AU AND 84 OZ OF SILVER (USBMAFOC FILES). QUARTZ-MICA SCHIST BEDROCK WITH GLACIAL DRIFT AND SURFICIAL DEPOSITS (BROSGE & REISER, 1964, MAP I-375). MID 5000735 NORANDA EXPLORATION. USGS CRIB D002545 MSHA ID 5000735 UNREPORTED PRODUCTION DURING 1993 BY GOLD DUST MINES, INC (SR48)
References
Reference (Deposit): GEOL. AND GEOPHYS. SURV. SPEC. REP. 48, 1994, P. 23.
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 031-024
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 031-045
Reference (Deposit): B836a p. 40
Reference (Deposit): B844A p. 40
Reference (Deposit): B868A p. 43
Reference (Deposit): B880A p. 46
Reference (Deposit): B897A p. 55
Reference (Deposit): B910A p. 58
Reference (Deposit): B917A p. 57
Reference (Deposit): B926A p. 54
Reference (Deposit): B933A p. 50
Reference (Deposit): C195 p. 11
Reference (Deposit): C348 pp. 16, 18
Reference (Deposit): I375
Reference (Deposit): P530 p. 110
Reference (Deposit): GR42 pp. 5, 17
Reference (Deposit): MF457
Reference (Deposit): OF508 p. 63
Reference (Deposit): BMOF98-76 pp. 17-18
Reference (Deposit): AMR 81-82 pp. 19, 20, 30
Reference (Deposit): SR31 pp. 10, 21
Reference (Deposit): SR33 p. 16
Reference (Deposit): SR38 p. 7
Reference (Deposit): BUNDTZEN, T.K., R.C. SWAINBANK, A.H. CLOUGH, M.W. HENNING,
Reference (Deposit): AND E.W. HANSEN. ALASKA'S MINERAL INDUSTRY 1993. AK DIV.
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