Spruce Creek Placer

The Spruce 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: Spruce Creek 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: 1909
Year Last Production: 1940
Discovery Year: 1907
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S

Physiography

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Mineral Deposit Model

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Orebody

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Structure

Not available

Alterations

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

Ore: Gold

Comments

Comment (Development): MINED BY TWO SMALL HYDRAULIC PLANTS. NO DREDGING. INTERMITTANT MINING. BEST PROSPECTS ON LOW BENCH 200 YARDS EAST OF CREEK. NO WORKABLE PAYSTREAK IN CREEK.

Comment (Deposit): STREAM GRADIENT 50-100 FEET PER MILE. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT

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

Comment (Deposit): PLACERS ON LOW BENCH ON EAST SIDE OF CREEK. GOLD IN SHATTERED TOP OF BEDROCK AND OVERLYING 2-6 FT. OF GRAVEL, BENEATH 10-15 FT. OF MUCK OR SILT.

Comment (Geology): MAJOR.UNITS: BEDROCK IS BLACK SLATE CUT BY NUMEROUS FINE GRAINED HIGHLY ALTERED DACITIC (?) DIKES. ; REG.COM: SOURCE OF GOLD MODERN AND PALEO TRIBUTARIES TO SE.

Comment (Location): USGS MF-367, LOC. 17. MINE AND TAILINGS MARKED ON OPHIR (A-2). 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, LOC. 17.

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL. 864-C, P. 179-181.

Reference (Other Database): BAG-MF-367-17

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