The Dewey 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
Dewey Creek Placer MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Dewey Creek Placer
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
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
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Unknown: Scheelite
Comments
Comment (Location): INTERSECTION OF DEWEY CR. WITH 300 FT OF CONTOUR. LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).
Comment (Development): VERY LITTLE MINING: 1900-1903.
Comment (Deposit): SECTION ON CLAIM AT 300 FT ELEV.: 3 FT OF AURIFEROUS GRAVEL ON SANDY CLAY LAYER; OVERLAIN BY 1 FT OF SANDY BLUE CLAY AND 1 FT OF "MUCK".
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): BROOSK AND OTHERS, 1901, USGS SPECIAL PUB., P. 78-79.
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULLETIN 328, P. 174.
Reference (Deposit): USGS OFR 77-796-B, P. 30, LOC. 387.
Reference (Other Database): BAG-MF-463-114
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