Chicken Creek Placer

The Chicken 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: Chicken Creek Placer

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Mercury
Tertiary: Antimony
Tertiary: Silver

Location

State: Alaska
District: Iditarod

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: Cinnabar
Ore: Gold
Unknown: Stibnite

Comments

Comment (Deposit): PLACER GOLD IN STREAM AND BENCH GRAVELS AND ON BEDROCK SURFACE. NO PAY IN BEDROCK. OVERBURDEN 15-90 FT. THICK.

Comment (Geology): MAJOR.UNITS: BEDROCK IS SANDSTONE AND ARGILLITE.

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

Comment (Location): USGS MF-363 (B-4), LOC 27. TAILINGS MARKED ON IDITAROD (B-4). MINING CENTERED ABOUT 1/2 MILE NORTH OF MOUTH. LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).

Comment (Development): MINED BY AUTOMATIC DAM AND HYDRAULIC PLANT.

Comment (Deposit): STREAM GRADIENT 150-250 FEET PER MILE. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT

References

Reference (Deposit): USGS MF-363 (B-4), LOC 27.

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL. 864-C, P. 213-215

Reference (Deposit): U.S. BUREAU OF MINES REPT. OF INV. 5991, P. 16-17, 21.

Reference (Other Database): BAG-MF-363-27

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