The Cann Creek Gold Lode Occurrence is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 699 feet.
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
Elevation: 699 Feet (213 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 57.96361, -136.27361
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Cann Creek Gold Lode Occurrence MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Cann Creek Gold Lode Occurrence
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Alaska
District: Chichagof
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
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
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: VEIN ESTIMATED TO CONTAIN 1 OZ/TON AU
Materials
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): USGS MF-467, LOC. 5. USGS B 1058-E, P. 212 GIVES CONTRADICTORY LOCATION OF 1 MI. DUE E OF MOUTH OF CANN CREEK AT 700 FT. ELEVATION. EITHER DISTANCE OR ELEVATION MUST BE IN ERROR. LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).
Comment (Development): FIRST MENTIONED BY D.L. ROSSMAN IN USGS B 1058-E, 1959.
Comment (Deposit): THIS SITE NAME WAS CREATED BY THE REPORTER OR OTHER USGS EMPLOYEE BASED ON PROXIMITY TO SOME MAJOR GEOGRAPHIC FEATURE.
Comment (Deposit): SMALL QUARTZ VEIN 6-12 IN. WIDE CROPS OUT INTERMITTENTLY FOR 35 FT., CONTAINS GOLD.
Comment (Workings): OCCURRENCE ONLY
Comment (Geology): IN DIORITE, NEAR CONTACT WITH QUARTZ DIORITE.
Comment (Deposit): PROBABLY VEIN TOO SMALL TO BE OF COMMERCIAL VALUE, BUT OTHER VEINS MAY BE NEARBY. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
References
Reference (Other Database): BAG-MF-467-5
Reference (Deposit): USGS OF 78-450, P. 25 (1978)
Reference (Deposit): USGS B 1058-E, P. 212 (1959)
Reference (Deposit): USGS MF-467, LOC. 5 (1972)
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