Barney Creek Placer

The Barney Creek Placer is a gold mine located in Alaska.

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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: Barney Creek Placer

Commodity

Primary: Gold

Location

State: Alaska
District: Eagle

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: 1896
Year Last Production: 1940
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S

Physiography

Not available

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Type: R
Description: Tintina Fault

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Not available

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Gold

Comments

Comment (Location): USGS MF-393, LOC. 20. DEPOSIT NEAR MOUTH OF BARNEY CREEK, A SW FLOWING TRIBUTARY TO SEVENTYMILE RIVER, ABOUT 6 AIR MILES UPSTREAM FROM THE FALLS. LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).

Comment (Development): INTERMITTANT SMALL SCALE MINING FROM 1896-1940. EARLY WORK IN STREAM GRAVEL, LATER WORK IN BENCH GRAVEL ON WEST SIDE OF VALLEY. MINED BY OPEN CUT HYDRAULIC METHODS

Comment (Deposit): GOLD CONCENTRATED IN BOTH STREAM AND BENCH GRAVELS.

Comment (Geology): SEVENTYMILE RIVER FOLLOWS TRACE OF TINTINA FAULT IN EAGLE D-2. ; MAJOR.UNITS: BEDROCK IS TERTIARY SEDIMENTARY ROCKS. ; REG.COM: GOLD THOUGHT TO BE RECONCENTRATED FROM THE EROSION OF TERTIARY GOLD BEARING CONGLOMERATES.

Comment (Deposit): STREAM GRADIENT ABOUT 150 FT. 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.

References

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL. 897-C. P. 195.

Reference (Other Database): BAG-MF-393-20

Reference (Deposit): USGS MF-393 (D-2), LOC. 20.

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