The Rye 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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Rye Creek Placer MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Rye 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
Not available
Production
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Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1915
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
Not available
Alterations
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Rocks
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Analytical Data
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Materials
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Ilmenite
Gangue: Galena
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Kyanite
Gangue: Andalusite
Gangue: Scheelite
Gangue: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Zircon
Gangue: Monazite
Comments
Comment (Location): PLACER WITHIN .5 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): PRODUCTION BELOW JUNCTION WITH JAY CREEK; GROUND VALUE IN MODERN CHANNEL 3.35 DOLLARS/SQ FT.
Comment (Development): GROUND SLUICING, DRIFTING
Comment (Deposit): SEE ALSO JAY CREEK PLACER WHICH JOINS THIS DEPOSIT FROM THE NE. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Comment (Geology): ROCK TYPE FOR MODERN CHANNEL. ; MAJOR.UNITS: SCHIST AND LIMESTONE.
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS OFR 76-340, P. 150.
Reference (Deposit): REED, 1938, ALASKA DEPT OF MINES UNPUBL REPT, P. 132-134.
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