Arctic Creek Placer

The Arctic 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

Name: Arctic Creek Placer

State: Alaska

County: na

Elevation:

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 64.62861, -165.76389

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Arctic Creek Placer MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Arctic 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
Year First Production: 1905
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S

Physiography

Not available

Mineral Deposit Model

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Orebody

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Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Not available

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Gold

Comments

Comment (Location): SMALL AREA OF PLACER TAILINGS SHOWN IN FIG. 1 OF ADGGS GR 36. LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).

Comment (Development): MINING REPORTED: 1905; DREDGE OPERATED: 1914, 1919, 1920, 1922.

Comment (Deposit): THIS SITE NAME WAS CREATED BY THE REPORTER OR OTHER USGS EMPLOYEE BASED ON PROXIMITY TO SOME MAJOR GEOGRAPHIC FEATURE.

References

Reference (Deposit): USGS OFR 77-796-B, P. 34, LOC. 450.

Reference (Other Database): BAG-MF-463-78

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULLETIN 284, P. 136.

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULLETIN 622, P. 367.

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULLETIN 714, P. 233.

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULLETIN 722, P. 63.

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULLETIN 755, P. 14.

Reference (Deposit): ADGGS GR 36, P. 20.

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULLETIN 1374, P. 89.

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