Mills Creek

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

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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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