California Creek Placer Mine

The California Creek Placer Mine is a gold mine located in Alaska.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: California Creek Placer Mine

Commodity

Primary: Gold

Location

State: Alaska

Land Status

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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
Year First Production: 1918
Year Last Production: 1940
Discovery Year: 1918
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

Gangue: Asbestos
Gangue: Nephrite

Comments

Comment (Location): DEPOSIT OCCUPIES AREA ALONG CALIFORNIA CR. BETWEEN LITTLE CREEK AND WONDER CREEK, UPSTREAM OF CANYON RUNNING E-W ALONG THE N 1/2 OF SEC. 21 AND 22, T.18 N., R. 10 E. LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).

Comment (Development): INTERMITTENTLY MINED; SMALL SCALE METHODS UNTIL ABOUT 1922, WHEN HYDRAULIC EQUIPMENT WAS INSTALLED

Comment (Deposit): COARSE GOLD IN LOWER 5 FT OF CREEK GRAVELS UP TO 20 FT THICK; AVERAGE THICKNESS ABOUT 14 FT

Comment (Workings): FLUMES, HYDRAULIC MINING EQUIPMENT AND PILES OF STRIPPED GRAVEL REMAIN ALONG THE CREEK; PROBABLY MINED OUT.

Comment (Geology): GRAVEL IS COARSE, UP TO 3 IN IN DIAMETER; NUMEROUS SUBANGULAR BOULDERS, UP TO 3 FT DIAMETER; NEPHRITE BOULDERS COMMON, BUT LITTLE OF GEM-QUALITY; ASBESTOS FIBERS FOUND IN WORKINGS ; MAJOR.UNITS: GARNETIFEROUS GREENSTONE; METAVOLCANIC ROCK AND PHYLLITE CUT BY QUARTZ VEINS ; REG.COM: AU PROBABLY LOCALLY DERIVED

Comment (Deposit): LOCAL GRADIENT AT PLACER: 200 FT/MI; SEE ALSO: DAHL CREEK ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT

References

Reference (Deposit): ADGGS GR 37, P. 28

Reference (Deposit): USGS OFR 78-120I, LOC. 34

Reference (Other Database): BAG-OFR-78-120I-34

Reference (Deposit): TDM PAM 3-R, P. 13, 25

Reference (Deposit): TDM PAM 5-R, P. 14, 47

Reference (Deposit): REED, IRVING, 1931, PLACER DEPOSITS OF THE UPPER KOBUK GOLD FIELDS, UNPUB TDM REPORT

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