Alfred Creek Placers

The Alfred Creek Placers 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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Site Name

Primary: Alfred Creek Placers

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Platinum

Location

State: Alaska
District: Willow Creek

Land Status

Not available

Holdings

Not available

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Not available

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Placer
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

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Materials

Ore: Gold
Ore: Platinum

Comments

Comment (Development): "WORKABLE PLACERS DISCOVERED IN 1911 AND WORKED SPORADICALLY ON A SMALL SCALE FOR MANY YEARS", USGS BULL 1374, P. 19.

Comment (Deposit): GOLD AND A LITTLE PLATINUM IN DRAINAGE MINED ON A SMALL SCALE

Comment (Geology): MAJOR.UNITS: BEDROCK IS JURASSIC SANDSTONES AND SHALES CUT BY SMALL DIKES IN UPPER COURSE; LOWER COURSE IS IN CRETACEOUS SHALE ; REG.COM: RIDGE N OF CREEK (HORN MOUNTAINS) CAPPED BY TERTIARY VOLCANIC ROCKS THAT MAY BE UNDERLAIN BY TERTIARY CONGLOMERATES WHICH COULD BE SOURCE OF GOLD, USGS BULL 592, P. 281

Comment (Deposit): TOTAL PRODUCTION PROBABLY VERY SMALL ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT

Comment (Location): LOCATION GIVEN IS ARBITRARY POINT ON ALFRED CREEK; LOCATION OF INDIVIDUAL PLACERS UNKNOWN LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991). ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :49?

References

Reference (Other Database): BAG-MF-409-88

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 592, P. 278, 279, 281

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 1374, P. 19

Reference (Deposit): USGS OFR 77-169A, P. 7, LOC. 61

Reference (Deposit): USGS MF-409, LOC. 88

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