Twin Mountain Creek Placer

The Twin Mountain Creek Placer is a gold and tungsten 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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Site Name

Primary: Twin Mountain Creek Placer
Secondary: Yellow Bird Claims

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Tungsten

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
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S

Physiography

Not available

Mineral Deposit Model

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Orebody

Not available

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Not available

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Gold
Ore: Scheelite

Comments

Comment (Development): SMALL-SCALE MINING IN 1900 AND 1903, NOT VERY SUCCESSFUL; 500 LB OF SCHEELITE MINED FROM OPEN-CUT IN 1916.

Comment (Deposit): SHALLOW AURIFEROUS STREAM GRAVEL ONLY A FEW FT WIDE AND RESIDUAL SCHEELITE DEPOSIT ON BENCH; HYDRAULICALLY MINED FOR 3 CLAIM LENGTHS.

Comment (Geology): MAJOR.UNITS: SCHIST AND LIMESTONE ; REG.COM: LOCALLY DERIVED

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

Comment (Location): APPROX. LOCATION OF 3 PLACER CLAIMS STAKED IN 1953. LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).

Comment (Production): 500 LB SCHEELITE MINED FROM RESIDUAL LODE ON RIGHT-HAND BENCH CLAIM, USGS BULLETIN 662, P. 457.

References

Reference (Other Database): BAG-MF-463

Reference (Deposit): USGS OFR 77-796-B, P. 30, LOC. 384, 391-B.

Reference (Deposit): USBM RI 4174, P. 33.

Reference (Deposit): TDM PAM 5-R, P. 42-43.

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULLETIN 1246, P. 121.

Reference (Deposit): USGS OFR 17, P. 5-6.

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULLETIN 722, P. 182, 233, 248.

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULLETIN 662, P. 437, 455, 457.

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULLETIN 328, P. 197.

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