The Bear, Lower Cripple Cr. 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
Bear, Lower Cripple Cr. Placer MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Bear, Lower Cripple Cr. Placer
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Alaska
District: Innoko
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: 1913
Year Last Production: 1965
Discovery Year: 1912
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
Comments
Comment (Deposit): THIS SITE NAME WAS CREATED BY THE REPORTER OR OTHER USGS EMPLOYEE BASED ON PROXIMITY TO SOME MAJOR GEOGRAPHIC FEATURE.
Comment (Deposit): GOLD FOUND IN LOWER 2.5 FEET OF GRAVEL AND ON BEDROCK. GRAVEL IS 5-6 FT THICK AND OVERLAIN BY 2-12 FT. OF MUCK.
Comment (Geology): MAJOR.UNITS: BEDROCK IS SERPENTINOUS GREENSTONE. ; REG.COM: SOURCE OF GOLD THOUGHT TO BE CRIPPLE CREEK MOUNTAINS TO THE SE.
Comment (Deposit): STREAM GRADIENT ABOUT 2.75%. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT
Comment (Development): OPEN CUT MINING WITH AID OF A SLACK-LINE SCRAPER
Comment (Location): USGS MF-367, LOC. 7. LOCATION AT CONFLUENCE OF BEAR AND CRIPPLE CREEKS, AND UPSTREAM FOR ABOUT 1 MILE ALONG CRIPPLE CREEK. LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS MF-367 (C-1), LOC. 7.
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL. 864-C, P. 170-172.
Reference (Deposit): USGS CIRC. 255, P. 16-18.
Reference (Other Database): BAG-MF-367-7
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