The Lion 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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Lion Creek Placer MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Lion 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
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1903
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: $1.70-$2.00/CY, PRICE OF AU = $20.67/FINE OZ., USGS BULLETIN 328, P. 232.
Materials
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Geology): BENCH DEPOSIT ON BEDROCK SURFACE 20 FT ABOVE CREEK LEVEL.
Comment (Deposit): SEE ALSO: (BIG HURRAH CREEK) ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT
Comment (Deposit): THIS SITE NAME WAS CREATED BY THE REPORTER OR OTHER USGS EMPLOYEE BASED ON PROXIMITY TO SOME MAJOR GEOGRAPHIC FEATURE.
Comment (Location): PROSPECT SHOWN ON USGS BULLETIN 433, PLATE VI. LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).
Comment (Development): SMALL-SCALE MINING IN 1903; ABANDONED BY 1905.
Comment (Deposit): 4-FT THICK BENCH GRAVELS MINED NEAR MOUTH, 1903; COLORS OF GOLD NOTED IN 100 FT TUNNEL DRIVE IN BENCH DEPOSIT DESCRIBED AS 2 MILE ABOVE MOUTH; (ENTIRE STREAM IS ONLY ABOUT 1.0 MILE LONG AS PRINTED ON C5 QUAD.); AU CONCENTRATION BEDROCK.
Comment (Workings): 100 FT TUNNEL IN BENCH DEPOSIT.
References
Reference (Other Database): BAG-MF-445-100
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULLETIN 433, P. 182.
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULLETIN 328, P. 232.
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