The Cleary 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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Cleary Creek Area MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Cleary Creek Area
Secondary: Chatham Creek
Secondary: Chatanika River
Secondary: Little Eldorado Creek
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Tungsten
Tertiary: Tin
Tertiary: Antimony
Location
State: Alaska
District: Fairbanks
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: 1903
Year Last Production: 1940
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: Cassiterite
Ore: Gold
Ore: Scheelite
Ore: Antimony
Ore: Wolframite
Comments
Comment (Production): PRODUCED AT LEAST 1,500,000 TOZ AU. BY 1940
Comment (Development): MOST MINING BEFORE 1924, BUT ACTIVE DREDGING INTO THE 1940'S
Comment (Deposit): GRAVELS ARE AS MUCH AS 80 FEET DEEP WITH GOLD CONCENTRATED IN A BASAL LAYER 5 FEET THICK AND 2 FEET INTO BEDROCK. PAYSTREAK ON CLEARY CREEK IS ABOUT 150 FEET WIDE AND EXTENDS FOR 7 MILES
Comment (Workings): DRIFT MINING AND DREDGING
Comment (Geology): MAJOR.UNITS: SCHIST
Comment (Location): A PRODUCTIVE PLACER AREA OF APPROXIMATELY 35 SQ MI., GENERALLY WEST OF GIVEN LOCATION LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS B1374, P. 126-132
Reference (Deposit): USGS OFR 76-819, P. 25-26, 29-30, 33-36, 113-114
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