The Dan Creek is a copper, gold, and silver 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
Dan Creek MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Dan Creek
Secondary: Includes: Dan & Chititu Creeks
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Tertiary: Antimony
Tertiary: Lead
Location
State: Alaska
District: Nizina
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
Discovery Year: 1901
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral Not In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: M
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: Galena
Ore: Stibnite
Ore: Silver
Ore: Copper
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Deposit): STREAM GRAVELS 8 TO 12 FT DEEP; GOLD ON BEDROCK AND LOWER 2 FT OF GRAVEL AND IN TOP 1 FT OF RIPPABLE SHALE BEDROCK; BENCH PLACERS MINED TO LESSER EXTENT. IN 1939 A 3 TON COPPER NUGGET WAS FOUND ON DAN CREEK
Comment (Location): A PRODUCTIVE PLACER AREA ALONG 6 MILES OF LOWER DAN CREEK. EXTENDS INTO MCCARTHY B-4 QUADRANGLE. BEST LOCATION: MACKEVETT, 1976, LOC. 57. ACCURATE WITHIN A FEW HUNDRED FEET.
Comment (Deposit): A LITTLE FINE GOLD CAN BE PANNED FROM PRACTICALLY ALL THE STREAMS DRAINING THE NORTH FLANK OF THE CHUGACH MOUNTAINS.
Comment (Production): 143500 OUNCES OF GOLD AND 40 TONS OF COPPER PRODUCED UP TO 1968
Comment (Workings): TYPE OF WORKINGS: SURFACE AND UNDERGROUND. MOSTLY SMALL-SCALE HAND AND OPEN-CUT HYDRAULIC METHODS; SOME DRIFT MINING.
Comment (Exploration): Status = Inactive
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS OFR 77-169A, P. 30-31
Reference (Deposit): MacKevett, E.M., Jr., 1976, Mineral deposits and occurrences in the McCarthy quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-773B, scale 1:250,000
Reference (Deposit): MacKevett, E.M., Jr., and Smith, J.G., 1972, Geologic map of the McCarthy B-4 quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Quadrangle Map GQ-943, scale 1:63,360.
Reference (Deposit): Cobb, E.H., 1973, Placer deposits of Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1374, 213 p.
Reference (Deposit): MacKevett, E.M., Jr., 1974, Geologic map of the McCarthy B-5 quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Geologic Quadrangle Map GQ-1146, scale 1:63,360.
Reference (Deposit): Moffit, F.H., and Capps, S.R., 1911, Geology and mineral resources of the Nizina district, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 448, 111 p.
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