Balto Creek Placer

The Balto 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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Site Name

Primary: Balto Creek Placer
Secondary: Marcus Claim
Secondary: Hunch Claim
Secondary: Agnes Assoc. 2 Claims

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: 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
Year First Production: 1903
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 (Geology): MAJOR.UNITS: SCHIST

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. MIDPOINT OF 1/2 MI. SECTION OF AURIFEROUS GRAVEL ALONG BALTO CR. LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).

Comment (Development): MINING ON 1 CLAIM: 1903; HYDRAULIC MINING: 1913; 4 CLAIMS ON CREEK, ENTRY YEAR: 1953; PRODUCTION PROBABLY VERY SMALL.

Comment (Deposit): GRAVEL 25 FT WIDE, 4-5 FEET DEEP, FOR 0.5 MI.; AU AND SCHEELITE IN STREAM GRAVELS.

References

Reference (Deposit): USBM CLAIM MAP, LOC. KX-52-3, 14, 57.

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULLETIN 328, P. 196.

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULLETIN 533, P. 87.

Reference (Deposit): USBM RI 4174, P. 33-34.

Reference (Deposit): USGS OFR 77-796-B, P. 29, LOC. 381.

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

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULLETIN 592, P. 389.

Reference (Other Database): BAG-MF-463-95

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