Donlin Creek

The Donlin Creek 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: Donlin Creek
Secondary: Donlin Bench

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Tertiary: Tungsten
Tertiary: Tin
Tertiary: Mercury
Tertiary: Antimony

Location

State: Alaska
District: Aniak

Land Status

Not available

Holdings

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Workings

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Ownership

Not available

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1910
Year Last Production: 1955
Discovery Year: 1909
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
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Cinnabar
Gangue: Stibnite
Gangue: Cassiterite
Gangue: Garnet
Gangue: Scheelite

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): STREAM GRADIENT ABOUT 100 FEET PER MILE.

Comment (Deposit): GOLD IS IN BENCH GRAVELS SE OF DONLIN CREEK THAT HAVE BEEN ENTRENCHED 15-30 FT. BY TRIBUTARY GULCHES, CAUSING RECONCENTRATION FROM BENCH GRAVELS.

Comment (Production): MUCH OF RECORDED PRODUCTION IS ACTUALLY FOR SIDE GULCHES ALONG WHICH BENCH GOLD WAS RECONCENTRATED. PROD. UP TO 1955 > $125,000.

Comment (Workings): SURFACE: HYDRAULIC

Comment (Location): USGS MF-363, LOC. 22. PLACER 1/2 TO 1 MILE SE AND PARALLEL TO DONLIN CREEK, FROM DOME CREEK TO LONGITUDE 158 DEG. W.; ACCURATE WITHIN 2.000 FT.

Comment (Exploration): Status = Inactive

References

Reference (Deposit): MADDREN, A.G., 1915, GOLD PLACERS OF THE LOWER KUSKOKWIM WITH A NOTE ON COPPER IN THE RUSSIAN MOUNTAINS, IN SMITH AND MADDREN, THE LAKE CLARK-IDITAROD AND KUSKOKWIM REGIONS, ALASKA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 622-H, P. 292-360.

Reference (Deposit): CADY, W.M., WALLACE, R.E., HOARE, J.M., AND WEBBER, E.J., 1955, THE CENTRAL KUSKOKWIM REGION, ALASKA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 268, 132 P.

Reference (Deposit): COBB, E.H., COMPILER, 1972, METALLIC MINERAL RESOURCES MAP OF THE IDITAROD QUADRANGLE, ALASKA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MISCELLANEOUS FIELD STUDIES MAP MF-363, SCALE 1:250,000.

Reference (Deposit): COBB, E.H., 1976, SUMMARY OF REFERENCES TO MINERAL OCCURRENCES (OTHER THAN MINERAL FUELS AND CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL) IN THE IDITAROD AND OPHIR QUADRANGLES, ALASKA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 76-576, 101 P.

Reference (Deposit): USGS MF-367 (A-5), LOC. 22.

Reference (Other Database): BAG-MF-367-22

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