Porcupine Creek Area

The Porcupine Creek Area is a gold mine located in Alaska.

About the MRDS Data:

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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Site Name

Primary: Porcupine Creek Area
Secondary: Glacier Creek
Secondary: McKinley Creek

Commodity

Primary: Gold

Location

State: Alaska

Land Status

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Holdings

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Workings

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Ownership

Not available

Production

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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

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Mineral Deposit Model

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Orebody

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Structure

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Alterations

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

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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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