Nolan Creek Placer

The Nolan Creek Placer is a gold mine located in Alaska.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Nolan Creek Placer
Secondary: Smith Creek
Secondary: Archibald Creek
Secondary: Fay Creek

Commodity

Primary: Gold

Location

State: Alaska
District: Koyukuk District

Land Status

Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.

Holdings

Not available

Workings

Type: Underground

Ownership

Not available

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
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

Analytical Data: GOLD FINENESS IN SMITH CK GREATER THAN 970.

Materials

Ore: Gold

Comments

Comment (Deposit): BENCH AND MODERN STREAM PLACERS CONTRIBUTE MINOR PRODUCTION

Comment (Workings): DEEP GRAVELS ARE FROZEN; DEPTH OF GRAVELS VARIES FROM 20 FT (CLAIMNO.1) TO 180 FT (CLAIM NO.8) AT CREEK MOUTH.

Comment (Geology): BEDROCK SURFACE EXTREMELY UNEVEN ; MAJOR.UNITS: SCHIST ; REG.COM: QUARTZ VEINS WITH STIBNITE AND GOLD OCCUR UPSTREAM AND ADJACENT TO PLACER

Comment (Deposit): NOLAN VALLEY DEEPLY FILLED WITH GLACIAL SILT. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Comment (Location): PLACER EXTENDS 2 MILES UPSTREAM AND DOWNSTREAM FROM LOCATION AND EXTENDS UP TO 2 MILE ALONG TRIBUTARIES JOINING FROM THE SOUTHEAST. LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).

Comment (Production): RESERVES OF UNKNOWN SIZE AND GRADE ARE THOUGHT TO BE PRESENT; PRODUCTION FIGURE UP TO 1983 FOR DISTRICT

Comment (Development): DRIFT MINING WITH 100 MEN INVOLVED (1913)

References

Reference (Deposit): ADGGS OFR 158, P. 9-10.

Reference (Deposit): ADGGS SR 31, P. 41.

Reference (Deposit): REED, 1938, ALASKA DEPT OF MINES UNPUBL REPT, P. 62-72.

Reference (Production): USGS BULL 532, P. 92-95; ADGGS SR 31, P. 41.

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 532, P. 92-94.

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