The Rainy Creek is a gold mine located in Alaska.
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Mine Info
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Rainy Creek MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Rainy Creek
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Mercury
Location
State: Alaska
District: Bethel District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Placer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1914
Year Last Production: 1943
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
Ore: Cinnabar
Comments
Comment (Production): ORE SAID TO BE HIGH GRADE
Comment (Development): ACTIVITY WAS INTERMITTENT
Comment (Geology): MERCURY PROBABLY DERIVES FROM QZ VEINS IN SHEAR ZONE ON ARSENIC CREEK THAT CARRIES CINNABAR AND REALGAR. STREAM PLACERS ARE PROBABLY RECOMENTRATIONS OF GLACIAL DEPOSITS.
Comment (Deposit): MOST OF THIS SITE IS IN BETHEL QUAD ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT
References
Reference (Production): USBM REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 4065, P. 51
Reference (Deposit): USGS MISCELLANEOUS GEOLOGIC INVESTIGATIONS 339
Reference (Deposit): USBM REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 4065 P. 51
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