Timberline Mine

Past Producer in Alaska, United States with commodity Gold
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Land status
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10137115
MAS/MILS ID 0020670176
Record type Site
Current site name Timberline Mine
Alternate or previous names Lower Windy Creek Placer, Susitna

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Claim
Geographic coordinates: -147.49856, 63.10572 (WGS84)
Elevation 762
Location accuracy 5000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Matanuska-Susitna(Borough)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Healy A-1(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Mount Hayes SW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Healy(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Susitna River(hydrologic unit)

Susitna River(hydrologic accounting unit)

South Central Alaska(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Fairbanks 021 S 001 E 11 Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

Claim (1) -147.49856, 63.10572

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Placer
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Timberline Mining Co., Inc.
    ID 5001395
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1983
  • Type Operator
    Owner Aspen Gold Refining Co.
    ID 5001395
    Year 1981

Comments on the ownership information

  • OPERATOR ADDRESS: TIMBERLINE MINING COMPANY, INC. P.O.BOX 107 CANTWELL, ALASKA 99729

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MSHA REP

  • Deposit

    USBM OFR 34-90

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 12-FEB-1988 Mjn U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

Current status (per MSHA)

StatusAbandoned since 08/07/1983
MSHA mine ID5001395
Mine name (MSHA)Timberline Mine
Current operatorTimberline Mining Company Inc
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

MSHA cross-reference per the original MRDS record. Mine status and operator reflect MSHA's last published Mines export (February 2025); MSHA's public bulk feed has been unavailable since, so this may be out of date. See the Mine Data Retrieval System for current status.

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Authoritative Alaska resources

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