Basin Creek Placer

The Basin 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: Basin Creek Placer

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

Physiography

Not available

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Not available

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: AU WORTH $18.00/OZ., PRICE OF AU = $20.67/FINE OZ., USGS BULLETIN 263, P. 209.

Materials

Gangue: Ilmenite
Gangue: Scheelite
Gangue: Hematite

Comments

Comment (Deposit): GRADIENT: 100-150 FT/MI. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT

Comment (Deposit): PAY 150 FT WIDE FOR 2 MILES ALONG CREEK; AVERAGE SECTION: (TOP TO BOTTOM) 2 FT OF SOIL, 3 FT OF ROUNDED GRAVEL, 12 FT OF AURIFEROUS COARSE ANGULAR GRAVEL AND CLAY RESTING ON BEDROCK WITH AU IN CREVICES TO DEPTH OF 1/2 - 1 1/2 FT.

Comment (Geology): OVER 30% OF CLASTS OVER 10 IN IN DIAMETER IN GRAVELS. ; MAJOR.UNITS: LIMESTONE WITH SOME INTERBEDDED CALCAREOUS AND CHLORITIC SCHIST

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

Comment (Development): MINED THROUGH USE OF HYDRAULIC NOZZLES AND ELEVATOR 1900-1903; "HOME-MADE" DREDGE OPERATED IN 1960.

Comment (Location): TAILINGS MAPPED ON USGS TOPO MAP: 2000 FT DOWNSTREAM AND ABOUT 1000 FT UPSTREAM OF POINT GIVEN. LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).

Comment (Production): PRODUCTION 1900-1903, WAS BETWEEN $20,000-$30,000 IN AU, PRICE OF AU = $20.67/FINE OZ., USGS BULLETIN 328, P. 174-175.

References

Reference (Deposit): BROOKS AND OTHERS, 1901, USGS SPEC. PUB., P. 79.

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULLETIN 263, P. 150, 209.

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULLETIN 328, P. 174-175.

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULLETIN 533, P. 99-100.

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

Reference (Deposit): USGS OFR 77-796-B, P. 30, LOC. 389.

Reference (Other Database): BAG-MF-436-112

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