Washington Creek Placer

The Washington 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: Washington 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): A LITTLE GOLD TAKEN OUT OF MOUTH OF CREEK, 1911-14.

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-393, LOC 22. ABOUT 1/4 MILE UPSTREAM FROM CONFLUENCE OF BEAR AND LITTLE WASHINGTON CREEKS, ALONG LITTLE WASHINGTON CR. 1 MILE NORTH OF SEVENTYMILE R. FALLS. LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).

Comment (Development): PROSPECTING AND A LITTLE SMALL SCALE MINING NEAR MOUTH, 1911-14. POOR RESULTS.

Comment (Geology): SEVENTY MILE RIVER FOLLOWS TRACE OF TINTINA FAULT IN EAGLE(D-2).

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

References

Reference (Deposit): USGS MF-393(D-2), LOC. 22.

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 520, P. 218.

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 622, P.64

Reference (Other Database): BAG-MF-393-22

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