The Lynx Creek is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 886 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: 886 Feet (270 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 60.7106, -149.29250
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Lynx Creek MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Lynx Creek
Secondary: Discovery 1-6
Secondary: Gladys
Secondary: Jacobs
Secondary: Phoenix
Secondary: Snow Blind
Secondary: Lynx Creek 1-2
Secondary: Peggie
Secondary: Nora
Secondary: Moose
Secondary: White
Secondary: Alaska Securities Co.
Secondary: Discovery 1-10
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: Richard Onstott
Company ID: 5001374
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1979
Production
Year: 1932
Description: 350 Yards Processed. 29 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1930
Description: 4,100 Yards Processed. 82 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1929
Description: 23 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1929
Description: 6,000 Yards Processed. 115 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1928
Description: 4,600 Yards Processed. 58 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1927
Description: 5,700 Yards Processed. 94 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1924
Description: 58 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1923
Description: 7,400 Yards Processed. 130 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1922
Description: 7,000 Yards Processed. 72 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1921
Description: 8,000 Yards Processed. 81 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 (Ownership): OWNER ADDRESS: RICHARD ONSTOTT P.O. BOX 3-613 ANCHORAGE, ALASKA 99501 OWNER-OPERATOR ADDRESS: UNITED MINING & MINERAL EXPLORATION CO.,RICHARD ONSTOTT 313 E. ST., SUITE 1 ANCHORAGE, ALASKA 99501
References
Reference (Deposit): B910A p. 43
Reference (Deposit): B880A p. 37
Reference (Deposit): B868A p. 33
Reference (Deposit): B864A p. 32
Reference (Deposit): B857A p. 28
Reference (Deposit): B849I pp. 522, 527
Reference (Deposit): B844A p. 30
Reference (Deposit): B836a p. 30
Reference (Deposit): B824a p. 30
Reference (Deposit): B813a p. 26
Reference (Deposit): B810a p. 23
Reference (Deposit): B797a p. 17
Reference (Deposit): B783a p. 12
Reference (Deposit): B773a p. 38
Reference (Deposit): B755a p. 29
Reference (Deposit): B692i p. 176
Reference (Deposit): B662b p. 44
Reference (Deposit): BMB153 p. 34
Reference (Deposit): B642c p. 55
Reference (Deposit): B587 pp. 207-208
Reference (Deposit): B520i pp. 141, 161
Reference (Deposit): B379b p. 52
Reference (Deposit): B314h pp. 123-124
Reference (Deposit): B277a pp. 9, 37, 40
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 095-456
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 095-273
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 095-159
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 095-085
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 095-006
Reference (Deposit): MLA5-84 218 pp., (Locality P-61)
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