Spring Creek Placer

The Spring 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

Name: Spring Creek Placer  

State:  Alaska

County:  na

Elevation:

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 67.53111, -151.49278

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Spring Creek Placer MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Spring Creek Placer


Commodity

Primary: Gold


Location

State: Alaska
District: Koyukuk District


Land Status

Land ownership: State
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

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Workings

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Ownership

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Production

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Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1903
Year Last Production: 1937
Discovery Year: 1903
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

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Analytical Data

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Materials

Ore: Gold


Comments

Comment (Location): CREEK EXTENDS 1 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 (Production): MOST PRODUCTION AT OLD GOLD PRICE (20.67 DOLLARS PER TOZ).

Comment (Development): OPEN CUT, DRIFT MINES; PROPERTY ACTIVE AT LEAST IN 1903, 1907-1909, 1930, 1937-1938. SOME WORK IN 1960.

Comment (Geology): MAJOR.UNITS: BEDROCK IS MADE UP OF VARIOUS SCHISTS


References

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 532, P. 70, 110

Reference (Deposit): USGS OF 76-340, P. 157.

Reference (Deposit): REED, 1938, ALASKA DEPT OF MINES, UNPUBL REPT, P. 119-121

Reference (Production): USGS BULL 532, P. 70, 110; USGS OFR 76-340, P. 157.


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