The Mascot Creek Placer 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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Mascot Creek Placer MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Mascot Creek Placer
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Alaska
District: Koyukuk District
Land Status
Land ownership: National Park
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
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Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1902
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
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Mineral Deposit Model
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Orebody
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Structure
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Alterations
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Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: GOLD FINENESS 965.
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Geology): GRAVELS HAD FEW BOULDERS; AVE. DEPTH 3 FT; ; MAJOR.UNITS: MICA SCHIST WITH QUARTZ STRINGERS, PORPHYRY DIKES
Comment (Production): UP TO .2 TOZ PER CY; PROPERTY ACTIVE AT LEAST IN 1902-1910, 1913, 1936, 1938; AVE 3.35 DOLLARS PER SQ FT (NEW PRICE).
Comment (Development): SLUICING
Comment (Deposit): GOLD AT BASE OF THIN GRAVEL, FROM 3 INCHES TO 3 FT THICK. GOLD ALSO RECOVERED FROM WEATHERED BEDROCK TO 1 FT DEEP.
Comment (Location): PLACER EXTEND 3 MI UPSTREAM AND DOWNSTREAM FROM LOCATION LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).
Comment (Workings): GRAVELS ARE UNFROZEN. MOST PRODUCTION FROM MODERN STREAM PLACER.
References
Reference (Production): USGS BULL 532, P. 70; USGS OF 76-340, P. 133.
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 532, P. 70, 108-109
Reference (Deposit): USGS OF 76-340, P. 133.
Reference (Deposit): REED, 1938, ALASKA DEPT OF MINES UNPUBL REPT, P. 82-87.
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