Smith Creek Placer

The Smith Creek Placer is a gold mine located in Alaska.

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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: Smith Creek Placer

Commodity

Primary: Gold

Location

State: Alaska
District: Koyukuk

Land Status

Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1903
Year Last Production: 1960
Discovery Year: 1903
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: AVG. FINENESS: 95

Materials

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Comments

Comment (Deposit): A MAJOR AU-PRODUCING TRIBUTARY TO NOLAN CREEK; GRADE: 5-7.5% ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT

Comment (Geology): COARSE, SUBANGULAR, FROZEN GRAVEL WITH SOME BOULDERS; GOLD HAD VERYHIGH ASSAY VALUE. ; MAJOR.UNITS: BEDROCK: MICACEOUS SCHIST

Comment (Development): STEADY PRODUCER 1903-1910; INTERMITTENT PRODUCTION UNTIL 1960; CLAIMS UNPATENTED

Comment (Deposit): STREAM GRAVELS 6 TO 20 FT THICK; DEEP CHANNEL (135 FT AT MOUTH) AND REMNANTS OF HIGH CHANNELS ALSO MINED

Comment (Workings): DEEP CHANNEL CONSIDERED MINED OUT IN 1938

Comment (Location): LOCATION GIVEN IS MOUTH OF SMITH GULCH LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).

References

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 532, P. 69, 92-94

Reference (Deposit): REED, IRVING MCK., 1938, UPPER KOYUKUK REGION, AK: UNPUB. TDM REPORT, P. 72-75

Reference (Deposit): USBM IC 8626, P. 8

Reference (Deposit): ADGGS OFR 158, NO. 34

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