The Woodchopper Creek Area is a gold mine located in Alaska.
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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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Woodchopper Creek Area MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Woodchopper Creek Area
Secondary: Coal Creek
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Tertiary: Platinum
Location
State: Alaska
District: Circle 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
Year First Production: 1902
Year Last Production: 1964
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
Comments
Comment (Location): A PRODUCTIVE PLACER AREA OF APPROXIMATELY 55 SQ MI. INCLUDING COAL CREEK, WOODCHOPPER CREEK, AND THEIR TRIBUTARIES LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).
Comment (Production): PROBABLY PRODUCED 30,000-60,000 TOZ AU
Comment (Deposit): PAYSTREAK ON COAL CREEK IS 400-800 FT WIDE AND 2 MI LONG
Comment (Workings): PLACER GROUND IS FROZEN
Comment (Geology): REG.COM: SOURCE ROCK IS A TERTIARY CONGCOMERATE WHICH HAS ITS SOURCE IN PALEZOIC OR PRECAMBRIAN METAMORPHIC ROCKS
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS B1374, P. 119
Reference (Deposit): USGS OFR 76-632, P. 9-10, 22, 32-33
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