The Emma Creek is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 892 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: 892 Feet (272 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 64.8183, -148.11530
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Emma Creek MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Emma Creek
Secondary: Horseshoe Assn.
Secondary: May Day Assn.
Secondary: Bingo
Secondary: Heine Assn.
Secondary: Alder Creek
Secondary: Crow Assn.
Secondary: Iceworm Assn.
Secondary: Nugget Assn.
Secondary: Big Chunk
Secondary: Jackson Assn.
Secondary: Paystreak
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: 1922
Description: 200 Yards Processed. 37 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1921
Description: 1,501 Yards Processed. 232 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 (Location): USGS CRIB A001052 REFERENCE POINT IS ON EMMA CREEK, TRIBUTARY OF ALDER CREEK.
References
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 058-414
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 058-418
Reference (Deposit): B337 pp. 45-46
Reference (Deposit): B345c pp. 41-42
Reference (Deposit): B480j p. 158
Reference (Deposit): MF410
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 058-059
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 058-089
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 058-103
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 058-114
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 058-143
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