The Bluff Area is a gold mine located in Alaska.
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Mine Info
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Bluff Area MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Bluff Area
Secondary: Daniels Creek
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Tertiary: Mercury
Tertiary: Tungsten
Location
State: Alaska
District: Council District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1899
Year Last Production: 1956
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
Ore: Scheelite
Comments
Comment (Location): A PRODUCTIVE PLACER AREA OF APPROXIMATELY 25 SQ MI. IN THE LAND AREA SURROUNDING GIVEN LOCATION 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?
Comment (Commodity): AN UNKNOWN AMOUNT OF SILVER ALLOYED WITH GOLD
Comment (Production): PRODUCED ABOUT 100,000 TO Z AU
Comment (Development): 50 PERCENT OF AU PRODUCTION HAPPENED BEFORE 1904
Comment (Deposit): BEACH PLACERS AT MOUTH OF DANIELS CREEK WERE PRODUCTIVE ON AND OFF SHORE, CREEK BEDROCK IS CAVERNOUS LIMESTONE WITH MOST GOLD IN SINKHOLES
Comment (Geology): MAJOR.UNITS: LIMESTONE ; REG.COM: GOLD DERIVED FROM LOCAL LODES
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS B 1374, P. 68-69
Reference (Deposit): USGS OFR 78-181, P. 48-51
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