Kleary Creek Area

The Kleary 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

Name: Kleary Creek Area  

State:  Alaska

County:  na

Elevation:

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 61.175, -160.40000

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Kleary Creek Area MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Kleary Creek Area
Secondary: Includes: Kleary
Secondary: Central
Secondary: Boldrin & Goldrun Creeks


Commodity

Primary: Gold


Location

State: Alaska
District: Kiana 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
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1909
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral Not In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: M


Physiography

Not available


Mineral Deposit Model

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Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Gold
Gangue: Garnet
Gangue: Galena
Gangue: Cassiterite
Gangue: Magnetite


Comments

Comment (Location): A PRODUCTIVE PLACER AREA OF APPROXIMATELY 90 SQ MI.: INCLUDES STREAMS DRAINING WEST FLANK OF KALLARICHUK HILLS; AREA OF INTEREST GENERALLY N & S OF GIVEN LOCATION LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).; PREVIOUS QUAD DESIGNATION = RUSSIAN MISSION 1:250000

Comment (Commodity): GOLD FLAKY, BUT ONE CLAIM YIELDED SEVERAL COARSE NUGGETS, ONE 8.5 OUNCES

Comment (Production): 35 TO 40 THOUSAND OUNCES PRODUCED FROM THIS AREA

Comment (Deposit): SOME OF THE RICHEST DEPOSITS ARE IN BURIED CHANNELS

Comment (Workings): METHODS USED INCLUDED PANNING, ROCKERS, DRAGLINES, HYDRAULICPLANTS, AND DREDGING

Comment (Development): ALMOST CONTINUOUSLY WORK FROM 1909 TO 1960'S

Comment (Geology): MAJOR.UNITS: LIMESTONE (AT CENTRAL CREEK), SCHISTOSE ROCKS ; REG.COM: STRINGERS OF QUARTZ IN SCHIST & LIMESTONE ARE MOST PROBABLE SOURCES OF GOLD


References

Reference (Deposit): USGS B1374, P. 58

Reference (Deposit): USGS OFR, P.


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