The Wattamuse Creek is a gold mine located in Alaska.
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Mine Info
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Wattamuse Creek MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Wattamuse Creek
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Alaska
District: Goodnews Bay District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: Placer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1917
Year Last Production: 1961
Discovery Year: 1916
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
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Deposit): BOTH BENCH AND CREEK PLACERS WERE PRODUCTIVE. SAID TO YIELD .1-.2 OZ AU PER SQ.FT.
Comment (Geology): SOURCE OF GOLD IS PROBABLY THE QUARTZ VEINS WHICH OCCUR IN THE THERMALLY METAMORPHOSED AUREOLE OF CARB-CRET GEMUK GROUP ROCKS (CHERT, CLASTIC SEDIMENT, MAFIC VOLCANIC) THAT OCCURS UPSTREAM, NEAR INTRUSION, DEPOSITS MAY BE RECONCENTRATIONS OF TERRACE GRAVELS.
Comment (Location): CLAIMS EXTEND 4 MI UP RIVER FROM THIS SITE. LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991). ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :49?
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULLETIN 714, P. 221-223, 225-226
Reference (Deposit): USGS MISCELLANEOUS GEOLOGIC INVESTIGATIONS 339
Reference (Production): USGS BULLETIN. 714, P.221
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