Little Bremner River Placer

The Little Bremner River Placer is a gold mine located in Alaska.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Little Bremner River Placer

Commodity

Primary: Gold

Location

State: Alaska
District: Nizina

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

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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
Discovery Year: 1901
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

Analytical Data: NO DATA

Materials

Ore: Gold

Comments

Comment (Deposit): MOST ACTIVITY WAS ON FLAT 1-2 MI LONG AND 1/4 MI WIDE JUST BELOW HEAD OF GLACIER FEEDING LITTLE BREMNER; DRILLING IN 1911 REVEALED 47 FT OF SURFICIAL MATERIAL COMPOSED OF 7 FT OF AURIFEROUS COARSE GRAVEL OVERLYING 40 FT OF GLACIAL MUD

Comment (Location): LOCATION GIVEN IS CONFLUENCE OF LITTLE BREMNER RIVER AND FALLS CREEK, NEAR SITE OF 1911 ACTIVITY; USGS BULL 576, PLATE II SHOWS TWO PLACERDEPOSITS ON L. BREMNER BETWEEN GLACIER AND PORCUPINE CR. LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).

Comment (Production): TOTAL PRODUCTION SMALL

Comment (Development): DISCOVERED 1901; A LITTLE MINING BETWEEN 1910-1911; DRILLED IN 1911; APPARENTLY ABANDONED SOON AFTER

Comment (Geology): PLACER IS LOCATED IN A FLAT FILLED WITH OUTWASH IN A GLACIAL VALLEYCARVED IN SLATE AND GRAYWACKE BEDROCK OF VALDEZ GROUP ; MAJOR.UNITS: CRETACEOUS VALDEZ GROUP SLATE AND GRAYWACKE

Comment (Deposit): "CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR PLACER MINING IN THIS AREA IF GOLD CONTENT SHOULD PROVE COMMERCIAL IN VOLUME." ADGGS OFR 25, P. 13 ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT

References

Reference (Other Database): BAG-OFR-80-892B-71

Reference (Deposit): USGS OFR 80-892B, LOC. 71

Reference (Deposit): USGS MF-438, LOC. 92

Reference (Deposit): ADGGS OFR 25, P. 10, 13

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 1374, P. 32

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 576, P. 43-45, 48-49

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