The Fall Creek is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 2,700 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: 2,700 Feet (823 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 61.3931, -145.12780
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Fall Creek MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Fall Creek
Secondary: Curtis Evertson
Secondary: Falls Creek
Secondary: Meckem and Reis
Secondary: Jack Reynolds
Secondary: Krister Evertson
Secondary: Swede Nos. 54-68
Secondary: Norge No. 1
Secondary: Nick Mechem
Secondary: Fred Reis
Secondary: Henry Briner
Secondary: 60 Mile Mine
Secondary: Sixty Claim Nos. 5, 10
Secondary: Raymond V. Vewett
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
Not available
Production
Not available
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
Not available
Comments
Comment (Deposit): USGS CRIB A003751
References
Reference (Deposit): B520f p. 103
Reference (Deposit): B576 p. 52
Reference (Deposit): B592k p. 237
Reference (Deposit): B662g pp. 181-182
Reference (Deposit): B866 p. 36
Reference (Deposit): B894 pp. 126-127
Reference (Deposit): C184 p. 3
Reference (Deposit): B1246 pp. 62-63
Reference (Deposit): GC15 p. 3
Reference (Deposit): MF438
Reference (Deposit): OF508 p. 18
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 086-130
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 086-189
Reference (Deposit): AR21c pp. 436-437
Reference (Deposit): SP5 p. 90
Reference (Deposit): P15 p. 62
Reference (Deposit): P41 p. 121
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