The Wesley Creek Placer Occurrence is a gold mine located in Alaska.
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Wesley Creek Placer Occurrence MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Wesley Creek Placer Occurrence
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Asbestos
Tertiary: Gemstone
Location
State: Alaska
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Nephrite
Ore: Tremolite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): LOW GRADE DEPOSITS OF FINE AU IN CREEK GRAVELS; SMALL QUANTITIES OF GEM-QUALITY NEPHRITE AND TREMOLITE ASBESTOS CROP OUT NEAR HEAD OF CREEK
Comment (Location): LOCATION APPROXIMATED FROM USGS OFR 78-120I, LOC. 27 LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).
Comment (Development): PLACER GOLD REPORTED PRIOR TO 1931; ASBESTOS AND JADE DEPOSITS INVESTIGATED BY USBM IN 1944-1945
Comment (Deposit): LOW GRADE PLACER AU FIND, NO SIGNIFICANT PRODUCTION ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS OFR 78-120I, LOC 27
Reference (Deposit): REED, IRVING, 1931, PLACER DEPOSITS OF THE UPPER KOBUK GOLDFIELDS, UNPUB TDM REPORT, P. 17
Reference (Deposit): TDM PAM 3-R, P. 9, 11, 21-22, 25-26
Reference (Other Database): BAG-OFR-78-120I-27
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