The Sonickson 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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Sonickson Creek Placer MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Sonickson 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
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 (Deposit): STREAM GRADIENT ABOUT 100 FT. PER MILE. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT
Comment (Location): USGS MF-393, LOC. 21. DEPOSIT ABOUT 1/4 MILE UPSTREAM FROM MOUTH OF CREEK, ABOUT 1.5 MILES WNW OF SEVENTYMILE RIVER FALLS. LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).
Comment (Development): A LITTLE MINING NEAR MOUTH IN EARLY 1900'S AND PROBABLY IN 1914.
Comment (Deposit): DEPTH TO BEDROCK ABOUT 8 FT.
Comment (Geology): SEVENTYMILE RIVER FOLLOWS TRACE OF TINTINA FAULT IN EAGLE D-2. ; MAJOR.UNITS: BEDROCK IS CALCAREOUS AND GRAPHITIC SCHIST.
Comment (Deposit): THIS SITE NAME WAS CREATED BY THE REPORTER OR OTHER USGS EMPLOYEE BASED ON PROXIMITY TO SOME MAJOR GEOGRAPHIC FEATURE.
References
Reference (Other Database): BAG-MF-393-21
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL. 251, P. 55-56.
Reference (Deposit): USGS MF-393 (D-2), LOC. 21.
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