The Lemon Creek Placer 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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Lemon Creek Placer MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Lemon Creek Placer
Commodity
Primary: Gold
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: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Placer
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
Analytical Data: AU CONTENT LOW
Materials
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Location): BED ROCK-DAMMED BASIN ON LEMON CREEK; CLAIMS COVERED ENTIRE LENGTH OF CREEK LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).
Comment (Development): MINED IN EARLY 1900'S
Comment (Deposit): GRAVELS 100-500 FT WIDE, 8-10 FT DEEP; ON GLACIAL CLAY IN BEDROCK- DAMMED BASIN
Comment (Workings): SMALL SCALE MINING; ATTEMPT TO MINE HYDRAULICALLY IN 1902 FAILED
Comment (Geology): TWO QUARTZ VEINS 8 IN TO 1 FT THICK NEAR PLACER ARE IN GNEISSIC DIORITE DIKE; VEINS CARRY PYRRHOTITE, GALENA, SPHALERITE, AND CHALCOPYRITE
Comment (Deposit): SEE ALSO: CLARK PROSPECT ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 287, P. 118-120
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 284, P. 37
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 1246, P. 155
Reference (Deposit): USGS OFR 85-717, P. 162
Reference (Other Database): BAG-OFR-85-717-149
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