| Deposit ID | 10282402 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | A010615 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0020950150 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Mills Creek |
| Alternate or previous names | Polly Mining Co., Miller, Tolson & Plowman, Fred Matz, Seward Placer Co., Moose Pass Placers, Inc., Lucky Lolly 1-8, Mills Canyon Venture 1-3, Judith Mine, One Below Judith Mine, Mills Creek 1-5, Matz & Schmesar, Edwards & Plowman, Triangle Bench, Mills Creek Mining Co. 1-15 |
| Related records | 10000446 |
| Point of reference | Claim |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -149.42839, 60.66893 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 396 |
| Location accuracy | 500(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Kenai Peninsula(Borough)
Alaska(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Seward C-7(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)
Seward NW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Seward(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Kenai Peninsula(hydrologic unit)
Kenai Peninsula(hydrologic accounting unit)
South Central Alaska(hydrologic subregion)
Alaska(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Chugach National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| United States | Alaska |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seward | 007 N | 001 W | 28 | NW | Alaska |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Unknown |
| Claim (1) | -149.42839, 60.66893 |
|---|
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| Operation type | Placer |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Type of mineral rights | Located Claim |
|---|
| Ownership category | Federal |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Mills Creek Development Co., Louis Shell |
| Year | 1980 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Marvin Self |
| Year | 1980 |
| Year | 1915 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 1,564 Yards Processed. 73 Troy Ounces Gold | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Year | 1916 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 47 Troy Ounces Gold | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1917 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 3 Troy Ounces Silver | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1917 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 18 Troy Ounces Gold | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1921 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 92 Yards Processed. 15 Troy Ounces Gold | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1922 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 201 Yards Processed. 13 Troy Ounces Gold | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Year | 1923 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 6 Troy Ounces Gold | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1924 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 250 Yards Processed. 22 Troy Ounces Gold | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1925 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 4 Troy Ounces Gold | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Year | 1926 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 700 Yards Processed. 7 Troy Ounces Gold | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Year | 1927 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 125 Yards Processed. 4 Troy Ounces Gold | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Year | 1929 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 20 Yards Processed. 2 Troy Ounces Gold | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1930 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 1 Troy Ounces Gold | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1931 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 3,000 Yards Processed. 42 Troy Ounces Gold | ||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0020950150 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | A010615 | MAS references MRDS |
AR18b p. 82
AR20d pp. 277, 319, 321
B259g pp. 96-97
B277a pp. 9, 37-39
B314h pp. 119, 123
B379b p. 52
B520i pp. 141, 160-161, 168
B587 pp. 204-205
B622c p. 46
B642c p. 55
B692i p. 176
B755a p. 29
B783a p. 12
B813a p. 26
B849I pp. 521-522, 527
B910A p. 43
B917A p. 40
B926A pp. 36-37
MLA5-84 218 pp., (locality P-79)
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 20-DEC-1988 | Dwb | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
These are landing pages for further research — the state agencies don't currently expose per-mine deep links.