Gold Bench Placer

The Gold Bench Placer is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 951 feet.

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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Site Name

Primary: Gold Bench Placer

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: Surface/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

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Orebody

Not available

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Not available

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Gold

Comments

Comment (Production): SOME SURFACE GRAVEL 80 TO 90 DOLLARS PER DAY DER MAN USING ROCKER

Comment (Location): PLACER ON THREE CLAIMS (60 ACRES) SOUTH SIDE OF RIVER; QUARTER MILELONG AND UP TO 200 FT WIDE, CENTERED AT LOCATION. LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).

Comment (Development): SHOVEL, SLUICE BOX, ROCKER, DRIFTS

Comment (Deposit): PRODUCING GRAVELS 18 TO 24 INCHES THICK; 150 TO 200 FT WIDE AND QUARTER MILE LONG

Comment (Geology): GOLD FOUND IN SURFACE DEPOSITS; WELL WASHED GRAVELS OF SCHIST PEBBLES, QUARTZ PEBBLES, FLINT; IGNEOUS BOULDERS, COBBLES. ; MAJOR.UNITS: UNCONSOLIDATED FURIAL SEDIMENTS; MOST PRODUCTION FROM FALSE BEDROCK OF REDDISH SANDS 2 TO 12 INCHES THICK

References

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 532, P. 70, 105-106.

Reference (Deposit): REED, 1938, ALASKA DEPT OF MINES UNPUBL REPT, P. 153-154.

Reference (Production): USGS BULL 532, P. 70.

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