The Montana 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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Montana Creek Placer MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Montana Creek Placer
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Alaska
District: Juneau
Land Status
Land ownership: State
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
Not available
Production
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Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: Placer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1882
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
Not available
Alterations
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Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
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Materials
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Location): PLACER CLAIMS IN MONTANA BASIN; LOCATION GIVEN FOR HEAD OF MONTANA CREEK LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).
Comment (Development): DISCOVERED 1882; MINED IN 1880'S, AGAIN IN 1928-1929; REPORTED ACTIVE IN 1975
Comment (Deposit): AURIFEROUS GRAVEL; NO OTHER DATA
Comment (Workings): SMALL SCALE METHODS; 3 UNPATENTED PLACER CLAIMS
Comment (Geology): REG.COM: AU PROBABLY DERIVED FROM QUARTZ VEINS IN SLATE AND/OR SCHISTOSE GREENSTONE IN MONTANA BASIN
Comment (Deposit): SEE ALSO: MONTANA BASIN, MCGINNIS CR. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 287, P. 124-125
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 480, P. 109
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 813, P. 24
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 824, P. 28
Reference (Deposit): USBM OFR 98-76, P. 42
Reference (Deposit): USGS OFR 85-717, P. 150
Reference (Other Database): BAG-OFR-85-717-137
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