The Mills Creek is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 1,299 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: 1,299 Feet (396 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 60.6694, -149.42580
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Mills Creek MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Mills Creek
Secondary: Polly Mining Co.
Secondary: Miller
Secondary: Tolson & Plowman
Secondary: Fred Matz
Secondary: Seward Placer Co.
Secondary: Moose Pass Placers, Inc.
Secondary: Lucky Lolly 1-8
Secondary: Mills Canyon Venture 1-3
Secondary: Judith Mine
Secondary: One Below Judith Mine
Secondary: Mills Creek 1-5
Secondary: Matz & Schmesar
Secondary: Edwards & Plowman
Secondary: Triangle Bench
Secondary: Mills Creek Mining Co. 1-15
Commodity
Primary: Gold
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: Marvin Self
Info Year: 1980
Owner Name: Mills Creek Development Co., Louis Shell
Info Year: 1980
Production
Year: 1931
Description: 3,000 Yards Processed. 42 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1930
Description: 1 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1927
Description: 125 Yards Processed. 4 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1926
Description: 700 Yards Processed. 7 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1925
Description: 4 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1924
Description: 250 Yards Processed. 22 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1923
Description: 6 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1922
Description: 201 Yards Processed. 13 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1921
Description: 92 Yards Processed. 15 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1917
Description: 3 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1917
Description: 18 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1916
Description: 47 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1915
Description: 1,564 Yards Processed. 73 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1929
Description: 20 Yards Processed. 2 Troy Ounces Gold
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Placer
Mining Method: Unknown
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
Unknown: Gold
Comments
Comment (Location): USGS CRIB A002923 CLAIMS WITHIN 2 KM OF REF. POINT AT CONFLUENCE OF MILLS AND CANYON CREEKS. BACKHOE, DOZER, TROMMEL SLUICE. CAPACITY APPROX. 400 YDS/DAY. AFOC, 1980
Comment (Ownership): OWNER ADDRESS: MILLS CREEK DEVELOPMENT CO., LOUIS SHELL 3133 LINDEN DRIVE ANCHORAGE, ALASKA 99502
References
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 095-140
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 095-272
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 095-315
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 095-458
Reference (Deposit): B587 pp. 204-205
Reference (Deposit): B622c p. 46
Reference (Deposit): B642c p. 55
Reference (Deposit): B692i p. 176
Reference (Deposit): B755a p. 29
Reference (Deposit): B783a p. 12
Reference (Deposit): B813a p. 26
Reference (Deposit): B849I pp. 521-522, 527
Reference (Deposit): B910A p. 43
Reference (Deposit): B917A p. 40
Reference (Deposit): AR18b p. 82
Reference (Deposit): AR20d pp. 277, 319, 321
Reference (Deposit): B259g pp. 96-97
Reference (Deposit): B277a pp. 9, 37-39
Reference (Deposit): B314h pp. 119, 123
Reference (Deposit): B379b p. 52
Reference (Deposit): B520i pp. 141, 160-161, 168
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 095-139
Reference (Deposit): B926A pp. 36-37
Reference (Deposit): MLA5-84 218 pp., (locality P-79)
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