The Porcupine Creek Area is a gold mine located in Alaska.
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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
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Porcupine Creek Area MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Porcupine Creek Area
Secondary: Glacier Creek
Secondary: McKinley Creek
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Alaska
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1898
Year Last Production: 1955
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
Gangue: Sphalerite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Galena
Comments
Comment (Location): A PRODUCTIVE PLACER AREA OF APPROXIMATELY 35 SQ MI. INCLUDES SOUTHERN TRIBUTARIES OF KLEHIM RIVER SUCH AS GLACIER CREEK AND PORCUPINE CREEK; LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).
Comment (Development): MOST PRODUCTION FROM PORCUPINE CREEK ITSELF. WAS MOST ACTIVE, 1898-1919, AND ONLY INTERMITTENTLY ACTIVE AFTER THAT
Comment (Geology): MAJOR.UNITS: SLATE AND LIMESTONE
Comment (Deposit): RICHEST PAY STREAK NEXT TO BEDROCK IN STREAM. CREEK AND BENCHES WERE EQUALLY PRODUCTIVE
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS B 1374, P. 101-103
Reference (Deposit): USGS OFR 78-316, P. 72, 84, 97, 102-104
Reference (Production): USGS OFR 78-316, P. 102
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